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“Spo GOMI Koshien Miyazaki Prefecture Tournament” was held, and the “HAY!” team won the fierce battle. On the day, there were a total of 80 participants, and they collected approximately 88.54 kg of garbage! Saturday, August 17, 2024 Futaba Block Park
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Social Sports Foundation is a general incorporated association in which 27 teams of high school students between the ages of 15 and 18, formed into teams of three, pick up trash within a designated area within a 60-minute time limit and earn points based on the quality and quantity of trash. The “Spo GOMI Koshien 2024 Miyazaki Prefecture Tournament” was held on August 17th (Saturday).
This event will be held as part of the Marine and Japan Project – CHANGE FOR THE BLUE, a marine litter countermeasure project promoted by the Nippon Foundation.
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Event overview
・Date August 17, 2024 (Sat) 9:30-11:30
・Venue: Futaba Gaiku Park
・Number of participants: 3 people per team x 27 teams = 80 people Sports GOMI Koshien 2024 Miyazaki Prefecture Tournament
27 teams from within Miyazaki Prefecture gathered for the Sports GOMI Koshien 2024 Miyazaki Prefecture Tournament, which was held in a hot and sunny environment. “We will definitely win!” The enthusiastic participants started the event all at once, chanting “CHANGE FOR THE BLUE”! It picks up trash from every nook and cranny, not overlooking large trash or small cigarette butts caught in the crevices.
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The venue for Sports GOMI Koshien was the central area of Miyazaki City. It’s hard to notice in everyday life, but if you look around every corner, you’ll see a lot of trash. Most of the marine debris is household garbage, such as plastic bottles and candy bags that are discarded in our daily lives, flow into rivers, and eventually end up in the ocean. After learning this fact, one participant said, “When I heard that in the future the amount of garbage will exceed the number of fish, I realized the importance of picking up garbage.” The total amount of garbage actually collected on this day was 88.54 kg. Sports GOMI Koshien may be a small initiative in terms of the overall marine litter issue, but I felt strongly that through this event, I wanted to create an opportunity for as many people as possible to think about the marine litter issue.
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The winner was the mixed team of Omiya High School and Hosho High School, “HAY!” The total amount of trash they picked up was 9.67 kg! After a fierce battle, the winner was the mixed team “HAY!” from Miyazaki Omiya High School and Hosho High School. As a result of collecting the most high-scoring bottles and cans worth 200 points per kilogram, we won the competition with a total of 9.67kg/1808 points. The runner-up team, “Unpaid High School Students,” also scored 4.45kg/1084 points. I got a high score by picking up a lot of bottles, cans, and cigarette butts. The winning “HAY!” team will earn the right to participate in the national competition to be held in Tokyo in December. They are expected to perform well as they have achieved an overwhelming number of points among the 27 teams.
Winning team comments
The mixed team “HAY!” from Miyazaki Omiya High School and Hosho High School was chosen to represent Miyazaki. The environment may be different this time, but I will do my best and aim for victory at the national tournament!
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-Organization overview-
Organization name: Social Sports Foundation
URL: https://www.spogomi.or.jp/
Activities: Operations necessary for holding and operating events related to Sports GOMI Koshien.
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CHANGE FOR THE BLUE
As part of the Nippon Foundation’s “Ocean and Japan Project,” the 2018 This is a project that has been underway since November. We will work with stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the public to create a marine litter reduction model and disseminate it domestically and internationally.
https://uminohi.jp/umigomi/
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Nippon Foundation “Ocean and Japan Project”
The sea supports Japanese people’s lives in various ways, sometimes giving them peace of mind, excitement, and inspiration. This is an all-Japan project that aims to encourage people across the country, including children, to view the ongoing environmental deterioration of the ocean as their own, and to expand the circle of action to preserve the ocean for future generations. is.
https://uminohi.jp/