「JTU女子委員会レポートがITU会報に掲載！」
| 「JTU女子委員会レポートがITU会報に掲載！」 030310 |
| Report on the JTU Women’s Committee and Women’s ａctivities in Japan The JTU Women’s Committee was established in 1994, together with the Japan Triathlon Union. It is chaired by Ms. Noriko Yamakura and has 10 committee members and 8 regional representatives. The Committee meetings are held bi-monthly, and a general meeting is held every year in March. The agenda of the most recent annual meeting included a review of the committee’s activities, discussions about issues and problems raised by female members, and updates on the gender issue. One of the major issues for the committee to discuss has been the way in which we can increase the number of participating female athletes at our events Here we would like to mention a happening from the Women Only Triathlon event in Amami Island, southern Japan. This event of 1990 has since been popular among athletes, having taken place amid fine semi-tropical weather and the beautiful coral sea. Local people’s warm cheers and a happy prize-awarding party with local music and dances were part of the event attractions. The originality of the Amami event lies in the fact that a baby-sitting service was provided, while mother athletes competed in the race and their husbands were attending. Children were taken care of by volunteers during the race and were later brought to the finish gate to welcome their mothers coming in. The baby-sitting service will again be available at the upcoming 14th annual Amami event in October this year, to encourage more mothers to join the race. Brief report on specific member names and backgrounds; Ms. Noriko Yamakura, Chairwoman of the Women’s Committee is a well-known triathlete, three times long distance champion at the Miyakojima Island, Okinawa. She was also the winner of the Amami event. She is one of the JTU Executive Board members, together with Ms. Keiko Wada who is the head of the Committee for the Environment. Keiko is the Executive Director of the Japanese Olympic Academy. Ms. Kiiyo Suzuki, vice chairwoman of the JTU Technical Committee is also noted due to her active role as race director for the Makuhari World Cup last year and for many other races. Ms. Noriko Tsubokura, specialized in computer science, is an active member of women’s technical committee and worked as a race official in Cancun World Championships last year. At our race official activities JTU Technical Committee, in cooperation with the Women’s Committee, is encouraging women to work as race officials. At present, there are more than 200 certified female officials throughout Japan. It has to be noted that the Amami event is characterized by a thriving number of female officials and is very favorably accepted by female athletes. Last but not least, we are pleased to inform you that the Japanese women’s activities during triathlon events have been highly evaluated and increasingly included in the IOC agenda and more initiatives are to be taken. This is also frequently emphasized by Mr. Chiharu Igaya, JTU president and IOC member. We are most happy to work with you, the ITU Women’s Committee, for an even greater number of future achievements. # # # # # |
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