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第21回国民体育大会 << 1966年(昭和41年) 10月23日 >> 2-4-201

21th National Athletic Meet
Issued on October 23, 1966 (Showa 41)

21th National Athletic Meet Issued on October 23, 1966 (Showa 41) The 21st National Athletic Meet was held in 1966 in Oita Prefecture (Summer Games, Autumn Games), Iwate Prefecture (Winter Games), and Hokkaido (Winter Games).
By the way, the name "Gohken" was added to this tournament for the first time. The meaning is'to cherish quality and do it spartanly'. This encouraged the return to the origin of the National Sports Festival, which became too gorgeous.Stamps were issued to commemorate the tournament and are designed with a triple jump and clay pigeon shooting.