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Rika Kawabata
Founder, WATSONIA
National Registered Dietitian
Support Staff, Japanese Olympic Committee
As Chief Dietitian of the Victory Project, Ms. Kawabata supported swimmer Kosuke Kitajima and the national women's volleyball team for the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the national men's volleyball team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Among professional J. League soccer teams, she has worked with Urawa Reds, Tokyo Verdy, and Vegalta Sendai. In the volleyball Premier league, she also worked with Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza and the Suntory Sunbirds. She has also supported individual athletes such as Koji Yamase (Yokohama F. Marinos), Yu Koshikawa (Suntory), Hiroki Kuroda (Hiroshima Carp), and Takafumi Ogura (soccer commentator).
Ms. Kawabata also lectures and appears in magazines and other publications. ewoman Roundtable Discussion chair. Her books include "Katsutameno Eiyoshoku Book (Nutrition for Winning)" (Baseball Magazine Sha), "Sports Senshuno Kanzen Shokuji Menu (Perfect Meals for Athletes)" (Seitosha), and "Tokakan Kantan Balance Menu (Ten-day Simple and Balanced Menu)" (Oak Lawn Marketing).
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