Asumi Tsuzaki Explained
is a Japanese water polo coach, sports official and former player.[1]
Tsuzaki took the Officials' Oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan,[2] [3] [4] becoming the first female water polo referee to be given the honour. During the Games she acted as referee in the women's water polo tournament.[5] [6] On 24 July 2021, Tsuzaki and Ursula Wengenroth of Switzerland officiated the match between South Africa and Spain, which is the first time that two women had officiated an Olympic water polo match.[3]
She was also a referee for the 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Athens, Greece,[7] along with being a referee for the 2020 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Trieste, Italy.[1] [8]
Tsuzaki graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: TSUZAKI Asumi . olympics.com . . 23 August 2021 . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823151636/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/water-polo/athlete-profile-n1572082-tsuzaki-asumi.htm . dead .
- Web site: Asumi Tsuzaki, Officials Oath at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony . wwpra.org . World Water Polo Referees' Association . 23 July 2021 . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210724021318/https://wwpra.org/2021/07/23/asumi-tsuzaki-officials-oath-at-the-olympic-games-opening-ceremony/ . 24 July 2021 .
- Web site: Spain defeats South Africa in historic match . fina.org . . 24 July 2021 . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727225030/https://www.fina.org/news/2196978/spain-defeats-south-africa-in-historic-match . 27 July 2021 .
- Web site: Tennis star Osaka lights Olympic Cauldron as delayed Tokyo 2020 opens . insidethegames.biz . . Dan . Palmer . 23 July 2021 . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725212119/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110656/osaka-flame-opening-ceremony . 25 July 2021 .
- Web site: Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo . olympics.com . International Olympic Committee . 275 . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810131802/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WPO/OG2020-_WPO_B99_WPO-------------------------------.pdf . 10 August 2021 .
- Web site: Officials – Water Polo . fina.org . FINA . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183419/https://www.fina.org/competitions/5/olympic-games-tokyo-2020/info . 9 July 2021 .
- Web site: Results Book . microplustiming.com . FINA . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203314/http://results.microplustiming.com/athens2021/export/EWPC/pdf/ResultsBook.pdf . 24 June 2021 .
- Web site: Complete Tournament Book . microplustiming.com . FINA . 1 . 23 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210131114430/http://results.microplustiming.com/trieste2021/export/EWPC/pdf/CompleteTournamentBook.pdf . 31 January 2021 .