Zeal Athlete Employee Yosuke Yamada Wins Bronze Medal at World Triathlon Para Series!

Zeal Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Yoshiyuki Numata), which develops digital transformation (DX) promotion businesses within the Avant Group, is pleased to announce that deaf athlete Yosuke Yamada has won a bronze medal in the PTVI* class at the "World Triathlon Para Series (2026/Devonport)," the world's highest para-triathlon series, held in Devonport, Australia on March 13, 2026. Photo: Yosuke Yamada, who won the bronze medal. [Yosuke Yamada's Comment] I was able to win my first bronze medal in the PTVI category (visually impaired class) at the Para Series Devonport event of the World Championship Series. The 2026 season has just begun, but I feel I have been able to create good momentum. The wall of the world's top level is very high, but I will continue to train diligently to become even stronger than I am now. Your continued support for Yosuke Yamada would be a great encouragement. Thank you for your continued support. ■Athlete Profile Name: Yosuke Yamada Birthplace: Nara Prefecture Date of Birth: October 30, 1996 Hobbies: Saunas, coffee shop hopping Event: Triathlon Class: PTVI (Visually Impaired) [Major Achievements] ・June 2024: World Triathlon Para Series Swansea PTVI 12th place 1:09:54 ・June 2024: World Triathlon Para Cup Tarento PTVI 7th place 1:10:49 ・June 2024: Asia Triathlon Para Championships Subic Bay PTVI 3rd place 1:07:30 Zeal will continue to support the activities of para-athletes who are making strides towards their dreams. *Para-triathlon is divided into six classes, and PTVI is the class for visually impaired athletes. *About the World Triathlon Para Series: World Triathlon Official Website: https://events.triathlon.org/2026-world-triathlon-para-series-devonport ■Introduction to Zeal's Para-Athlete Support At Zeal, we welcome para-athletes, including deaf athletes who are making strides towards their dreams with "passion," as employees and support their activities. Para-athletes share their experiences with their sports and disabilities on their blogs, contributing to the promotion of understanding diversity both inside and outside the company. The ratio of competition to work is adjusted according to each individual's wishes. We also focus on remote work, centered around their training bases, to enable them to balance both competition and work. Furthermore, a group of volunteer Zeal employees has formed the "Para-Sports Support Team" to plan and promote activities such as cheering at events and producing merchandise, supporting their activities with the entire company united. Details of Zeal's Para-Athlete Support: https://www.zdh.co.jp/company/zeal-paraathletes/ Details of Zeal Sustainability: https://www.zdh.co.jp/company/sustainability/ **About Zeal Inc.** Zeal Inc. provides end-to-end services with cutting-edge technology and expertise throughout all project stages, including consulting for DX concept formulation, data infrastructure construction, advanced data utilization support centered on AI, and co-creation support for in-house development. We support companies in their digital transformation and data-driven management initiatives. Our proprietary products include the cloud-based data analysis platform "ZEUSCloud," the DX human resource development support service "ZEAL DX-Learning Room," the open data utilization service "CO-ODE," and the AI SaaS "STORYAI." We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avant Group Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. Company Name: Zeal Inc. Established: July 2012 Representative: Yoshiyuki Numata, President and CEO URL: https://www.zdh.co.jp/ Main Business: Development, license sales, consulting services, and support services for business solution packages, etc. Head Office: Gotanda JP Building 11F, 8-4-13 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Osaka Branch: 7F, Mitsui Sumitomo Bank Koraihashi Building, 2-1 Fushimi-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka Sapporo Office: 11-15-4 Kita 5-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo **About Avant Group** Avant Group, with its holding company Avant Group Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Toru Morikawa, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, Securities Code: 3836), contributes to "DX of Management" by providing software development, sales, and maintenance, as well as software-based consulting and BPO services, enabling customers to make timely and appropriate management decisions and promote management reforms based on various information, including financial and non-financial data. Corporate Site: https://www.avantgroup.com/ Major group subsidiaries (all wholly owned) are as follows: ○ Avant Inc.: https://www.avantcorp.com/ ○ Internet Disclosure Inc.: https://internet-disclosure.com/ ○ Zeal Inc.: https://www.zdh.co.jp/ ○ Diva Inc.: https://www.diva.co.jp/ ○ VISTA Inc.: https://vista.avantgroup.com/ *Company names and product names appearing in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. End