Sponsorship contract with BMX freestyle athlete Rim Nakamura renewed until 2029
Be the best rider in the world by utilizing data

WingArc1st Inc. has renewed its sponsorship contract with professional BMX freestyle athlete Rim Nakamura until 2029. During the contract period, Rim Nakamura will be active as a player affiliated with WingArc1st Inc, and our company will continue to support his challenges.

【Profile of Rim Nakamura】

Hometown: Kyoto
Date of Birth: 9 February, 2002
Occupation: BMX rider (freestyle)
Height: 170cm Weight: 62kg

Influenced by his father, a BMX rider and owner of a BMX shop, he began riding BMX at the age of three. He first competed in a tournament at the age of 5, and by the time he was in the upper grades of elementary school he had won every tournament in the kids class. He turned professional when he was in junior high school. In 2015, he won the 13-15 year old class at the RECON TOUR held in the US, the home of BMX, becoming the world's best in his generation. In 2016, he surprised the whole of Japan by winning the G-Shock Real Toughness competition, which featured some of the world's best competitors. At the first World Championships held in November 2017, he became the youngest athlete to advance to the finals and placed 7th. He became champion at the first All Japan Championships held in December.

In 2019, he became the first Japanese rider to finish second at the UCI World Cup in Hiroshima, and also made his debut at the X Games in 2019, finishing second. He achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the youngest person in BMX Freestyle Park history to reach the podium. He took part in BMX Freestyle Park, which became an official event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and placed 5th, and then took part in Paris 2024, his second consecutive Olympics, where he placed 5th. He will continue to evolve and make great strides, including competing in the 2025 X Games Osaka and winning for the first time.

■About WingArc1st Inc.
We promote digital transformation for companies through our unique data-related technology. With the aim of utilizing that technology to contribute to the development of sports competitions and the growth of athletes, we signed a sponsorship contract with professional BMX freestyle athlete, Rim Nakamura in 2018. We provide support through sports tech (data analysis and utilization) aimed at maximizing the improvement of athletic performance through the analysis of images and exercise data.

■Nakamura Rim Special Site
https://corp.wingarc.com/rim-nakamura/index.html (Japanese)

(*1) X Games Osaka 2025
(*2) A project launched by an internal volunteer organization to support Rim Nakamura when he signed his contract in 2018.
Nakamura Rim Project "TEAMRIM" (Japanese)

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