The match "Professional Basketball League (B1 League)" sponsored by Shukutoku University (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) as a sub-crown partner will be held at Chiba Port Arena on May 2017, 5. The match between Chiba Jets and Akita Northern Happinets was held in a venue that mobilized more than 3 spectators, and Chiba Jets graced the final home match with a white star by a close margin of 7,300 to 79.
At Shukutoku University, student volunteers have been in charge of overall management since the first tournament of the "Ryoshin Hasegawa Memorial / Chiba Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball National Selection Tournament".On this day, the Shukutoku University Wheelchair Basketball Executive Committee and students from the basketball club distributed leaflets about the university and engaged in PR activities at the university.In addition to introducing the university during half-time, the mascot character of the university and Chiba Jets showed a free throw confrontation, and the venue was lively.
On May 5th, the students of the Wheelchair Basketball Executive Committee also participated in the operation of the Paralympic Games-related event "Let's Connect with Parasports" sponsored by the student group Origami (* 13).A wheelchair basket and boccia (* 1) experience event, which is an official event of the symposium and the Paralympics, will be held. Chiba Hawks players will participate in the wheelchair basket, and Risa Ohama, who has won numerous boccia tournaments, will participate in the boccia. bottom.
A student of the committee who was involved in the management said, "I have learned a lot through activities with the student group Origami, who is working hard from the same student's standpoint, and I would like to continue to do my best based on this experience."
In the future, we plan to continue our activities toward the annual "Ryoshin Hasegawa Memorial / Chiba Mayor's Cup Wheelchair Basketball National Selection Tournament (7th)" (March 2018-3, 3).
* 1: Established in August 2014.Students take the initiative in conducting activities to enliven the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.Participating in volunteers related to the Olympics and Paralympics, and planning sports competitions that allow students to experience the Olympics and Paralympics in a simulated manner. Currently, students from 8 universities are participating.
* 2: A sport designed for people with severe cerebral palsy or similar severe limb dysfunction born in Europe.A white ball called a jack ball (target ball) is thrown, rolled, and hit with 6 red and XNUMX blue balls to compete for how close they can be.
