Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Signs Partnership Agreement with Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (President and CEO: Shigeo Nakamura; Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has signed a partnership agreement with the General Incorporated Association Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation (Chairman: Tomohisa Yamano; hereinafter referred to as the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation).

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Ajinomoto Group, through its AminoScience®, contributes to the well-being of people, society, and the planet. As part of this purpose, we support various athletes through sports nutrition initiatives.

Wheelchair rugby is a sport characterized by intense contact and high tactical play, with the Japanese national team competing at the top global level. It is also a sport where fine-tuned conditioning and dietary management tailored to the athletes' physical characteristics significantly impact performance.

Considering these characteristics of wheelchair rugby, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. concluded this partnership agreement believing it can contribute to maintaining athletes' optimal condition through "food and nutrition" support activities based on AminoScience®.

Moving forward, we will leverage our accumulated expertise to provide nutrition support to national team members and designated elite athletes, and to foster the further development of wheelchair rugby and support the challenges of each athlete.

<Overview of the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation>

Organization Name: General Incorporated Association Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation

Established: April 1, 1997

Location: 4F, The Nippon Foundation Bldg., 1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Activities: Promotion and strengthening of wheelchair rugby, development and dispatch of the Japanese national team, etc.

<Contract Details with the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation>

1. Contract Period: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Wednesday, March 31, 2027

2. Contract Amount: Not disclosed

3. Main Rights Acquired by Ajinomoto Co., Inc.: - Nutrition support activities for national team athletes and provision of Ajinomoto products - Marketing activities utilizing the likeness of athletes and the team

4. Contract Categories: Food products (seasonings, sweeteners, soups, etc.), amino acid-containing nutritional supplements including the "Amino Vital®" brand products (powders, tablets, jellies, powdered drinks, and liquids), frozen foods, oral rehydration solutions (liquids, jellies, and powdered drinks), and coffee beans.

<Ajinomoto Co., Inc.'s Nutrition Support Activities for Parasports>

Since 2003, as an official partner of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), we have been engaged in the "Victory Project®"* initiative to support the strengthening of the "TEAM JAPAN" Olympic delegation, providing nutrition support. In 2015, we signed an official partner agreement with the Japan Sports Association for the Disabled (now: Japan Para-Sports Association/JPSA) and launched the "Victory Project®" in collaboration with the Japan Paralympic Committee (JPC), an internal organization of JPSA, expanding our efforts to the Japanese Paralympic delegation. In 2025, we newly signed a contract with the JOC and JPC as a "TEAM JAPAN Gold Partner" (for seasonings, dried soups, nutritional supplements, frozen foods, and coffee beans), and we continue to provide nutrition support activities in the parasports domain.

*Sports nutrition and amino acid-based conditioning support activities for top athletes to compete globally.

Reference

Press Release dated February 6, 2025

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Signs "TEAM JAPAN Gold Partner" Agreement with JOC and JPC

https://news.ajinomoto.co.jp/2025/02/20250206.html

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