Winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship
(Saki Baba)

2022/12/9

The Tokyo Sports Encouragement Award ceremony was held!

On November 4, 11, an awards ceremony for the Tokyo Sports Encouragement Award was held at the 28th floor hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. ) was won in (I.e. ( (I.e. 咲 希 ( Saki The athletes were presented with certificates of commendation and supplementary prizes by Governor Koike.

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Presentation of certificate of commendation
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Supplementary prize presentation

Governor Koike praised the victory, saying, ``It's amazing that we won the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf so suddenly.It was a wonderful performance, with dignity and splendor.I think the victory really touched a lot of people.'' There are many competitions both domestically and internationally, and I hope they will show their bravery and win medals at the Paris 2024 Games. Everyone is supporting us together, so I hope they will do their best."

During a chat with Governor Koike, Baba said, ``My goal is to become a player who can enjoy golf all the time.During the U.S. Women's Amateur, there were some putts that were exciting, but I didn't feel too nervous and had fun until the end.'' I commented.

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Commemorative photo with the governor ①
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Commemorative photo with the governor ②

(Left) Mr. Uchida, Director of Competitor Development, Japan Golf Association
(Right) Baba's father

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