New sports ultimate!

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This is Kataoka.

Do you know the sports called the ultimate?

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People may have an image that ultimate is minor sports, but I think it becomes gradually more famous than three years ago when I began it. Ultimate was nominated for additional athletic events of The Tokyo Olympics, but it wasn’t able to be shortlisted.

By the way, I participated in the beach-ultimate tournament which held in Okura beach of Hyogo the other day. As its name suggests, beach-ultimate is the ultimate played on the sands. Usually ultimate played in 7 per team, but beach-ultimate played in 5 per team, and the coat is smaller than usual. Our team finished in third place. I was glad to get Premiums. In addition to beach-ultimate, approach contest of discgolf, and diving catch contest were held here. I spent a nice day very much.

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We were given some discs.

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I saw foreigner’s diving catch live for the first time, it was extremely powerful!