Shigeyuki Nakarai

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Shigeyuki Nakarai
半井重幸
Nakarai in 2018
Personal information
Born (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportBreaking
Medal record
Breaking
Representing  Japan
WDSF World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 KurumeB-Boys
Silver medal – second place2022 SeoulB-Boys
Silver medal – second place2024 ChengduB-Boys
Bronze medal – third place2023 LeuvenB-Boys
Red Bull BC One World Final
Winner2020 SalzburgB-Boys
World Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamB-Boys
Bronze medal – third place2025 ChengduB-Boys
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouB-Boys
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Buenos AiresB-Boys
WDSF Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 KawasakiB-Boys

Shigeyuki Nakarai (半井 重幸, Nakarai Shigeyuki; born 11 March 2002),[2] also known mononymously as Shigekix,[2] is a Japanese breakdancer. He participated at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition where he won the bronze medal[3] in the B-Boys event.[2][4] In 2023, he won the gold for the men's breakdancing event in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, and a day later, was chosen to be Japan's flag bearer in the closing ceremony of the games.[5] On July 1, 2024, the Japanese Olympic Committee designated him and the female fencer Misaki Emura as the flag bearers to the París 2024 Olympic Games.[6]

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