With the Heart of Hospitality, the National Sport Festival Will Be Successful.

Oita Godo Newspaper (page 4, morning edition on August 18, 2008)

         The 2008 Beijing Olympic Game is getting more and more exciting as it is turning to the second half. Japanese people are also excited with various competitions and the results after a long time. When the Olympic finishes, the Paralympics will be taken place in September.

         From 27^th of the same month to 7^th of October, there will be Japan’s national sport festival held in Oita prefecture as we know. Since then, several places in Oita itself as well as in some parts of a nearby prefecture, Kumamoto, will be used as the places of the 37 kinds of sport competitions. In addition, several of them and 13 sport demonstrations are planned to open to the public.

         Three days after the last day of the national sport festival, there is the sport festival for the disabled also. News reporters and journalists from each company are giving a good support. They help collect data from all places where the competitions are held.

         However, this chance of being the host prefecture for Oita is after a forty-two long time. Thus, we can say that every people in charge is experiencing this big event for the first time. They will learn the whole process of data collection and etc. from the rehearsal on September 20^th.

         Finally, they said they want to make use of the heart of hospitality in order to succeed these two huge events!

Comment:  Many times I talked about these events because I am taking part in them. I am also preparing the welcoming dance in the opening ceremony. On the real day, I intend to show my heart of hospitality to audiences, too.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand

APS3, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University