# Japan at the 2022 World Games

Japan competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. Athletes representing Japan won 10 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. The country finished in 8th place in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Kazumasa Moto | Karate | Men's kata | 8 July |
| Gold | Yusuke Satake | Powerlifting | Men's lightweight | 8 July |
| Gold | Yukako Fukushima | Powerlifting | Women's lightweight | 8 July |
| Gold | Hidetora Hanada | Sumo | Men's heavyweight | 9 July |
| Gold | Daiki Nakamura | Sumo | Men's openweight | 9 July |
| Gold | Yuka Okutomi | Sumo | Women's lightweight | 9 July |
| Gold | Sakura Ishii | Sumo | Women's middleweight | 9 July |
| Gold | Ami Yuasa | Dancesport | B-Girls | 10 July |
| Gold | Hinata Yoshihara | Water skiing | Women's wakeboard | 16 July |
| Gold | Miho Nonaka | Sport climbing | Women's boulder | 15 July |
| Silver | Hikaru Ono | Karate | Women's kata | 8 July |
| Silver | Shion Fujisawa | Sumo | Men's middleweight | 9 July |
| Silver | Daiki Nakamura | Sumo | Men's heavyweight | 9 July |
| Silver | Miku Yamanaka | Sumo | Women's lightweight | 9 July |
| Silver | Hiyori Kon | Sumo | Women's openweight | 10 July |
| Silver | Women's team | Softball | Women's tournament | 13 July |
| Silver | Kokoro Fujii | Sport climbing | Men's boulder | 15 July |
| Silver | Masahiro Higuchi | Sport climbing | Men's lead | 16 July |
| Silver | Natsuki Tanii | Sport climbing | Women's lead | 16 July |
| Bronze | Miho Miyahara | Karate | Women's kumite 50 kg | 8 July |
| Bronze | Airi Hisano | Sumo | Women's heavyweight | 9 July |
| Bronze | Ayumi Fukushima | Dancesport | B-Girls | 10 July |
| Bronze | Shigeyuki Nakarai | Dancesport | B-Boys | 10 July |
| Bronze | Naoya Hirano Takahiro Itaba Yoshiharu Takasu Suguru Ando | Lifesaving | Men's 4 × 50 m obstacle relay | 10 July |
| Bronze | Hikari Izumi | Parkour | Women's freestyle | 10 July |
| Bronze | Hikari Izumi | Parkour | Women's speed | 11 July |
| Bronze | Ryohei Taniguchi | Trampoline gymnastics | Men's double mini-trampoline | 15 July |
| Bronze | Yoshiyuki Ogata | Sport climbing | Men's boulder | 15 July |
| Bronze | Mao Nakamura | Sport climbing | Women's boulder | 15 July |
| Bronze | Yuki Hiraguchi | Cue sports | Women's nine-ball pool | 16 July |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Sumo | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sport climbing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Karate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dancesport | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Water skiing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duathlon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Softball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Parkour | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cue sports | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lacrosse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lifesaving | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trampoline gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Air sports | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoe marathon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cue sports | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dancesport | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Duathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Finswimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Flag football | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Flying disc | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Karate | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lacrosse | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Lifesaving | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Parkour | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Racquetball | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rhythmic gymnastics | — | 2 | 2 |
| Softball | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Sport climbing | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Squash | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sumo | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Trampoline gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Water skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 57 | 81 | 138 |

## Air sports

Japan competed in drone racing.

## Archery

Japan competed in archery.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Elimination 1 | Elimination 2 | Elimination 3 | Elimination 4 | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wataru Oonuki | Men's recurve | 353 | 8 | Bye | Habjan Malavašič W 93–92 | Remar L 80$^4$–80$^5$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Canoe marathon

Japan competed in canoe marathon.

## Cue sports

Japan won one bronze medal in cue sports.

## Dancesport

Japan won three medals in dancesport.

## Duathlon

Japan won one silver medal in duathlon.

## Finswimming

Japan competed in finswimming.

## Flag football

Japan competed in flag football.

## Flying disc

Japan competed in the flying disc competition.

## Karate

Japan won three medals in karate.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kazumasa Moto | Men's kata | Cención (PAN) W 25.74–23.98 | Heydarov (AZE) W 26.34–22.68 | Tozaki (USA) W 26.46–25.94 | 1 Q | Busato (ITA) W 27.12–25.52 | Quintero (ESP) W 26.60–26.26 | |
| Soichiro Nakano | Men's kumite 67 kg | Xenos (GRE) L 0–1 | Figueira (BRA) D 0–0 | Pavlov (MKD) W 4–0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Elimination round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hikaru Ono | Women's kata | Ismail (EGY) W 25.46–24.28 | Kokumai (USA) W 25.46–24.00 | Lau (HKG) W 25.52–25.06 | 1 Q | Casale (ITA) W 26.34–25.08 | Sánchez (ESP) L 27.92–27.00 | |
| Miho Miyahara | Women's kumite 50 kg | Kryva (UKR) W 2–1 | Gu (TPE) W 7–2 | Alexander (USA) W 1–1 | 1 Q | Tsukii (PHI) L 3–4 | Gu (TPE) W 4–0 | |

## Lacrosse

Japan won the bronze medal in the men's lacrosse tournament.

## Lifesaving

Japan won one bronze medal in lifesaving.

## Parkour

Japan won two bronze medals in parkour.

## Powerlifting

Japan won two gold medals in powerlifting.

## Racquetball

Japan competed in racquetball.

## Rhythmic gymnastics

Japan competed in rhythmic gymnastics.

## Softball

Japan won the silver medal in the softball tournament.

## Sport climbing

Japan won six medals in sport climbing.

## Squash

Japan competed in squash.

## Sumo

Japan won nine medals in sumo.

## Trampoline gymnastics

Japan won one bronze medal in trampoline gymnastics.

## Water skiing

Japan won one gold medal in water skiing.

## Wheelchair rugby

Japan won the silver medal in the wheelchair rugby tournament.