Japan I on Wednesday Garbage The first world championship of the unique sport of lifting ‘Spogumi World Cup’ was organized.
Twenty-one countries took part in the competition, which involved scavenging for empty cans, pieces of plastic and cigarettes on the streets of the capital Tokyo. Great Britain won the first Spogumi World Cup.
Launched in 2008, the name of the competition is derived from the words ‘sports’ and ‘gomi’, the Japanese word for waste.
According to AFP, the game’s inventor is Kenichi Mitsuka, who used to pick up trash during his early morning jogs and realized that setting goals could turn it into a fun activity.
Kenichi told AFP: ‘If you create a national spogumi association, my wish is for it to become an Olympic event.’
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According to the organizers, participants from USA, Australia and France took part in the competition and collected a total of 548 kg of garbage.
Equipped with gloves, metal tongs and garbage collection bags, each team consisted of three players who were awarded points based on the amount and type of garbage picked up.
Garbage collection from private property was not allowed during this time and players were given 20 minutes after each session to sort the waste into combustible waste, recyclable plastic bottles, metal cans, Be able to separate cigarette butts and other items.
‘The Mainichi’ quoted team member Tomoe Takahashi from the Japanese island of Niigata Prefecture as saying: ‘It’s disappointing because we wanted to win this event.’
He added: ‘But I hope that more and more people around the world will take an interest in environmental issues.’
The UK topped the competition with 9,046.1 points, collecting a total of 57.27kg of waste.
In this regard, the second World Cup will be held in Tokyo in 2025.
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2024-09-28 06:40:10