テニスの大坂なおみ、女子のためのアカデミー設立

　米スポーツ用品大手のナイキは３日、女子テニスで世界ランキング１０位の大坂なおみ（日清食品）とともに、若い世代の女子がスポーツに取り組む機会を増やすための「プレー・アカデミー」を設立したと発表した。社会貢献活動を行うローレウス財団などとも連携し、日本を拠点とする団体に資金やジェンダーの平等に関する研修の機会を提供する。
　四大大会で２度優勝した大坂は「女の子がスポーツや遊びをすることで喜びを感じ、自分たちの潜在能力に気付くことを願っている」とコメントした。（2020/08/04-17:40）

U.S. sports goods giant Nike Inc., together with tennis star Naomi Osaka, has launched "Play Academy with Naomi Osaka," an initiative aimed at increasing girls' participation in sports.
   In the project, funds and opportunities for seminars on gender equality will be offered to a Japan-based organization. Laureus Sport for Good, a foundation engaged in social contribution activities, is also involved in the initiative.
   "Through Play Academy, I hope to help girls realize their potential through the joy of play and sport," Osaka said in a statement released on Tuesday. "They can be the roles models for future generations to follow."
   According to Laureus, Japan has some of the highest global rates of girls dropping out of sport, at more than twice the rate of boys, by the age of 15.
   "I believe in the power of sport to create bigger change, and I'm passionate about inspiring the next generation of female athletes," Osaka said.