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YAMASHITA Yoshimi, TESHIROGI Naomi, and BOZONO Makoto named to officiate matches in the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024)
05 April 2024
FIFA has announced the list of referees selected to officiate at the matches of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024) football tournaments, which includes YAMASHITA Yoshimi, TESHIROGI Naomi, and BOZONO Makoto from Japan.
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (Paris 2024)
Tournament duration: Wed. 24 July - Sat. 10 August 2024.
Profile of Japanese referees
YAMASHITA Yoshimi
Birthplace: Tokyo
Registered as International referee: 2015
Notable International competitions in charge:
2015 The 28th Summer Universiade (2015/Gwangju)
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016™
2017 The 29th Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei, Algarve Cup 2017
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018™
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™, AFC Cup 2019
2021 Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020), AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 – Pilot Tournament
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, AFC Champions League
Comment
I am very honoured to be taking part in the Paris Olympics. I will do my best to prepare for the competition so that I can express my gratitude on the pitch.
TESHIROGI Naomi
Birthplace: Hokkaido
Registered as International referee: 2013
Notable International competitions in charge:
2013 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship China 2013, AFC U-19 Women’s Championship China 2013, Algarve Cup 2013
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup Vietnam 2014
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™, AFC U-19 Women’s Championship China 2015
2016 Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Rio 2016)
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018™
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™, AFC Cup 2019, AFC Women's Club Championship 2019 – FIFA/AFC Pilot Tournament
2021 Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022, AFC Champions League
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, AFC Champions League
Comment
I am very honoured to be a referee at the Paris Olympics. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me on a daily basis, and I will prepare myself well for the success of the tournament and the players.
BOZONO Makoto
Birthplace: Tokyo
Registered as International referee: 2015
Notable International competitions in charge:
2017 Algarve Cup 2017
2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018™
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™, AFC Cup 2019
2021 Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020), AFC Women's Club Championship 2021 – Pilot Tournament
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022, AFC Champions League
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, AFC Champions League
Comment
I am very honoured to have been selected. With gratitude to everyone who has made this possible, I will do my utmost to make the tournament a success.
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