title: National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
text: # National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
  
  National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya (鹿屋体育大学, Kanoya Taiiku Daigaku) is a national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.
  
  Four alumni participated in the swimming and volleyball events in the Beijing Olympics, including Athens Olympics swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata.
  
  Four players participated by swimming and a bicycle also the London Olympic Games.
  
  ## Alumnus
  
  * Ai Shibata
  * Noriyuki Sugasawa
  