19th World Kendo Championships Milano Italy

There has also been a gap in these World Champs usually held every three years. The last was in 2018 in Incheon Korea. At this championship NZ had a full women’s and men’s team and Haruko Tsuzuki won a Fighting Spirit award. The team going to Milano in 2024 are:

Officials

  • Alex Bennett
  • Alan Stephenson
  • Oscar Xing
  • Bruce Middleton

Men’s Representatives

  • Masanori (Masa) Matsunami
  • Kai Edwards
  • Clem Guo
  • Zhen Hong Chai (Zac)
  • Max Lee
  • Zachary Penn (Zach)
  • Pawel Szymonczyk
  • Ren Sayer

Women’s Representatives

  • Rina Igarashi
  • Yoko Maruyama