At the FIE Fencing World Cup Tokyo meet, the Japanese participants did not meet their goals. None of them got past the round of 32 in the men’s individual foil competition as Japan finished fifth in the team event. Nonetheless, they stayed positive, acknowledging they still have tons of work to do. But they acknowledged that their marketing efforts have paid off. For the World Cup Tokyo meet, organizers decided there would be no admission fee for spectators and made the space around the strips available for them as well so that they could enjoy the action up close. In addition, event organizers provided an in-house announcing, distributing hand-held radios to fans. Listening to the live broadcast helped give them a better opportunity to comprehend the sport. Those efforts paid off, as evidenced by the attendance figures. Ota reported on his Twitter account that the combined attendance at this year’s Tokyo meet increased from 500 in 2016 and 1,600 in 2018 to 5,248 this year. (Kaz Nagatsuka photos)
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