Our university's student team "SWDC" and dance team "WORLDWINGS," which includes current students and alumni, won first place in two categories at the World Cheerleading Championships!
Current students and alumni of our university represented Japan at the "2026 FI Moscow International University SU World University Cheerleading Championship" held in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 5 (Fri) ~ June 7 (Sun), and their current students and alumni represented Japan in the performance cheerleading division "University Hip Hop" and "University Hip Hop Doubles." won gold medals in these two events.
This tournament is a world cheerleading and performance cheerleading competition organized by the Moscow International University Sports Federation (FISU), targeting student-athletes from around the world, with delegations from 16 countries participating. Eighteen members of our university's student team "SWDC," and one current student and one graduate from the dance team "WORLD WINGS," which includes current and alumni of our university, participated.
You can watch the highlight video of this tournament below.
Current students and alumni of this university are participating members.
■ Team participation
Yasuki Otani (3rd year, Faculty of Economics), Aoi Takeuchi (3rd year, Faculty of Nursing), Kimiko Ishikawa (1st year, Faculty of Education)
Kaede Ogawa (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration), Miyu Kato (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration), Yuka Kiritani (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration)
Yuna Sakamoto (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration), Emi Sawada (1st year, Faculty of Education), Sara Takeuchi (1st year, Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Mao Tanimoto (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration), Hana Tabuchi (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration), Sora Nishimura (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration),
Hiroshi Nishimoto (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration), Renka Hattori (1st year, Faculty of Education), and Maimi Fujimoto (1st year, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration)
Soma Mizogoshi (1st year, Faculty of Education), Emi Miyamoto (1st year, Faculty of Nursing), Katsushi Yamamoto (1st year, Faculty of Education)
■ Doubles participation
Yoshihiko Niwa (4th year student, Faculty of Letters)
Takeshi Shibata (Graduated from the Faculty of Letters in March 2026)
