Japan Cup BMX meet set to welcome international riders - The Japan Times
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YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA PREF. –
The Japan Cup BMX freestyle meet, held from June 2 to 4, 2023, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, was upgraded from a domestic to an international competition, with the aim of attracting riders and spectators from overseas, organizers said Friday.
The top Japan Cup finishers at Umikaze Park earned points for the Union Cycliste Internationale rankings needed to qualify for World Cup events, according to the Japan Freestyle BMX Federation and the city of Yokosuka.
"The event will be more exciting if riders come from overseas," Rim Nakamura, who won the men's park competition at the urban cycling world championships last November in Abu Dhabi, told a news conference in Yokosuka. "I want to show Japanese riders are strong."
Yokosuka hosted the Japan Cup last July for the first time and is aiming to vitalize its local communities through urban sports.
"I hope to see athletes make this meet a stepping stone toward the world stage," said Katsuaki Kamiji, the mayor of Yokosuka.
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The “Mynavi Japan Cup Yokosuka 2023” took center stage as the All-Japan Championship, under the auspices of the Japan Freestyle BMX Association. The event transformed the vibrant city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, into a canvas for BMX talent.
Although the inaugural day didn’t go as planned due to weather conditions, the skies cleared on the afternoon of the second day, allowing the event to proceed without a hitch!
Over the course of two days, the competition drew a crowd but also a myriad of event booths. With children from Yokosuka City at the heart of the approximately 20,000 spectators, the venue was buzzing with excitement.
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