Tomohiro Araya Explained

Birth Date:22 October 1994
Height:174cm
Weight:64kg
Sport:Wushu
Event:Taijiquan, Taijijian
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Tomohiro Araya (; born October 22, 1994) is a taijiquan athlete from Japan.[1]

Career

Tomohiro made his international debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he was a double silver medalist.[2] This qualified him for the 2016 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold medal in taijijian and a bronze medal in taijiquan.[3] A year later, he was the world champion in taijijian and a bronze medalist in taijiquan at the 2017 World Wushu Championships.[4] [5] At the 2018 Asian Games, he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan, earning the only medal for Japan in wushu at the games.[6]

At the 2023 World Wushu Championships, Tomohiro won bronze medals in taijiquan and taijijian.

See also

References

  1. Web site: 荒谷 友碩(武術太極拳). Araya Tomohiro, Wushu Taijiquan. 2021-08-06. Japanese Olympic Committee. ja.
  2. Web site: 2015-11-18. 13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results. 2021-12-16. International Wushu Federation.
  3. Web site: 2016-11-20. The 1st Taolu World Cup Results. 2021-12-16. International Wushu Federation.
  4. Web site: 2017-10-03. 14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results. 2021-12-16. International Wushu Federation.
  5. News: 2019-09-03. 武术世锦赛精彩回顾 男子太极剑冠军比赛实录(日本-荒谷友碩). zh. Wushu World Championships Men's Taijijian Men's Championships (Japan-Tomohiro Araya). Sohu. 2021-08-06.
  6. News: 2018-08-22. 荒谷友碩が銀、男子太極拳・太極剣で日本選手初. ja. Tomohiro Araya is the first Japanese athlete to earn silver, Taijiquan / Taijiquan. Nikkan Sports. 2021-08-06.

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