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Rinako Inaki
Rinako Inaki
稲木李菜子
Nickname(s)	Rinko, Inaki-chan
Born	22 April 2003 (age 21); Kumamoto
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Japan
Years on national team	2021-present
Level	International Elite
Club	Kokushikan University / Midori Rhythmic Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)	Rika Yamamoto, Yukari Murata
Group rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Japan
World Championships
Asian Championships

Rinako Inaki (Japanese: 稲木李菜子, Hepburn: Inaki Rinako) (born 22 April 2003) is a Japanese rhythmic gymnast.^[1] She represents Japan internationally as a member of the national group.

Biography

Inaki took up the sport at age six in 2009 in Kumamoto having been influenced by her sister.^[1] In 2021 she was selected for the World Championships in Kitakyushu along Rina Imaoka, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, Ayuka Suzuki. There the group won bronze with 5 balls and with 3 hoops & 4 clubs.^[2]

In April 2022 she competed at the World Cup in Sofia, being 4th in the All-Around, and won silver with 5 hoops as well as bronze with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.^[3] Later in the month, in Baku, the group was 5th overall, 4th with 5 hoops and won silver in the mixed event.^[4] In the stage in Pesaro she was 5th in the All-Around, 9th with 5 hoops and 7th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.^[5] At the Asian Championships in Pattaya she won bronze in teams and with 5 hoops, silver in the All-Around and with 3 ribbon & 2 balls.^[6] Then in Cluj-Napoca, the last World Cup of the season, the group was 17th overall.^[7] At the World Championships in Sofia Inaki, Mirika Hayashi, Fuka Ikuno, Chihana Nakamura, Ayuka Suzuki and Nanami Takenaka, took 8th place in the All-Around and the 5th with 5 hoops.^[8]

In 2023 the Japanese group debuted at the World Cup in Athens, being 9th in the All-Around and did not qualify for finals.^[9] In Sofia she was 8th overall, 4th with 5 hoops, and 10th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.^[10] In Baku they finished 9th in the All-Around, 12th with 5 hoops and 8th in the mixed event.^[11] In Portimão the group was 6th in the All-Around and with 5 hoops, and won bronze with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.^[12] Competing at the Asian Championships she won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 5 hoops.^[13]^[14] In the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca Japan was 14th overall, 16th with 5 hoops and 12th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. In August she was selected, along Rina Imaoka, Chihana Nakamura, Megumi Nishimoto, Ayuka Suzuki and Hisano Taguchi, for the World Championships in Valencia, being 13th in the All-Around and with 5 hoops, 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.^[15]

In 2024 the Japanese group was 11th overall at the World Cup in Sofia.^[16] In April they took 5th place in the All-Around and two golds in the event finals at the stage in Baku.^[17] A month later Inaki, Fuka Ikuno, Megumi Nishimoto, Ayuka Suzuki, Hisano Taguchi and Nanami Takenaka participated in the Asian Championships, winning silver in the All-Around and with 3 ribbons & 2 balls as well as gold with 5 hoops, thus missing the qualification quota for Paris 2024.^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b "INAKI Rinako - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "2021 World Championships".
^ "FIG Results - 16765". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 16768". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 17015". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 17009". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 16750". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "2022 World Championships".
^ "FIG Results - 16833". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 16837". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 16841". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "FIG Results - 17174". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "Group All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 1 June 2023.
^ "Group 5 Hoops Finals".
^ "2023 World Championships".
^ "FIG Results - 16838". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
^ "2024 Baku World Cup" (PDF).
^ "FIG Results - 17700". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.