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I achieved a triple crown at the 54th Kanto Student Karate Championships.

On Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the 54th Kanto Intercollegiate Karate Championships held at the Tsutayukan Hall on the Teikyo University Hachioji Campus Campus (Hachioji City, Tokyo), the Teikyo University Karate Club achieved a triple crown, winning first place in the women's individual kata and both men's and women's individual kumite. This tournament is an open-weight individual competition that also serves as a qualifier for the All Japan Intercollegiate Karate Championships. As this tournament was held at our university, the Teikyo University Karate Club also made preparations in advance. On the day of the tournament, the venue was filled with enthusiasm as students from each university showcased the results of their daily training. Furthermore, Kotomi Sato (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology) achieved her second consecutive victory, following her win last year.

Main results

■Male form
[Runner-up] Soma Ueda (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)

■ Women's form
[Winner] Kotomi Sato (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology) *Achieved two consecutive victories
[Runner-up] Misa Kobayashi (1st year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
[3rd Place] Honoka Murayama (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology) and Sho Okamoto (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)

■Men's Kumite
[Winner] Raiki Funato (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
[3rd Place] Isuke Shima (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology) and Kotaro Negishi (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology)

■ Women's Kumite
[Winner] Kanon Irokawa (3rd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
[Runner-up] Iori Okamoto (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology)
[Outstanding Players] Ai Ito (4th year, Faculty of Medical Technology) and Hana Yoshida (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)

As a result of this tournament, the following students have qualified to participate in the 70th All Japan Intercollegiate Karate Championships, which will be held on June 27th (Sat) and 28th (Sun) at the Victorina Wink Gymnasium (Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture). We ask for your warm support for these students.

■Male form
Soma Ueda, Ryo Mizuta, Mitsuto Masuda

■ Women's form
Kotomi Sato, Sho Okamoto, Honoka Murayama, Misa Kobayashi, Anzu Hamamatsu

■Men's Kumite
Chie Hiro, Negishi Kotaro, Yoneoka Yuya, Shima Isuke, Funato Raiki, Meredith Reiji James, Nishio Kanato, Hirata Shoei, Miyake Haon, Saito Hakushin, Miyazaki Seikou

■ Women's Kumite
Ai Ito, Iori Okamoto, Hoho Takahashi, Tsubame Hotta, Kanon Irokawa, Miyu Ueda, Nozomi Inoshita, Wakaba Takahashi, Hana Yoshida

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