, also known mononymously as Shigekix, is a Japanese

breakdancer Breakdancing, also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance originating from the African American and Puerto Rican communities in the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in t ...

. He participated at the

2022 World Games The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ...

in the

dancesport Dancesport is competitive ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesp ...

competition where he won the bronze medal in the B-Boys event. In 2023, he won the gold for the men's breakdancing event in the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

, and a day later, was chosen to be Japan's flag bearer in the closing ceremony of the games.

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2002 births Living people People from Ōsakasayama, Osaka Japanese male dancers Japanese dancers Breakdancers World Games bronze medalists for Japan World Games medalists in dancesport 21st-century Japanese people Breakdancers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Dancers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in dancesport People from Osaka Medalists at the 2022 World Games {{dance-bio-stub