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Japanese water polo coach, sports official and former player
Asumi Tsuzaki
(
津崎明日美
,
Tsuzaki Asumi
, born 22 March 1989)
is a Japanese
water polo
coach, sports official and former player.
[1]
Tsuzaki took the
Officials' Oath
at the
Opening Ceremony
of the
2020 Summer Olympics
in
Tokyo
,
Japan
,
[2]
[3]
[4]
becoming the
first female water polo referee
to be given the honour. During the Games she acted as
referee
in the
women's water polo tournament
.
[5]
[6]
On 24 July 2021, Tsuzaki and Ursula Wengenroth of
Switzerland
officiated the match between
South Africa
and
Spain
, which is the first time that two women had officiated an Olympic water polo match.
[3]
She was also a referee for the
2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
in
Athens
,
Greece
,
[7]
along with being a referee for the
2020 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
in
Trieste
,
Italy
.
[1]
[8]
Tsuzaki graduated from
Nippon Sport Science University
in Tokyo, Japan.
[1]
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