Athlete Yui Muto Wins the First Individual Overall Gold Medal for a Japanese at the World Logging Championship!

Yui Muto (Fukushima Prefecture), supported by Husqvarna Zenoah Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture; Representative Director: Anna Pauline Elisabeth Nilsson), won the first-ever individual overall gold medal for a Japanese in the Women's class at the World Logging Championship 2026 (WLC), held in Slovenia from Thursday, March 12 to Sunday, March 15, 2026. A total of 114 competitors from 24 countries, mainly from Europe, participated in this tournament, engaging in fierce competition across individual events such as tree felling, fitting another chain, bucking by combined cuts, precision bucking, and limbing, as well as a country relay event and a team competition by three professional class members. Among the four members who participated in the WLC as JLC Team Husqvarna, Yui Muto (Fukushima Prefecture) from the Women's class won the first individual overall gold medal for a Japanese competitor, standing at the top of the world. In the individual events, she also achieved the historic feat of winning three medals in a single tournament: the first-ever gold medal for a Japanese in precision bucking, a silver medal in bucking by combined cuts, and the first-ever silver medal for a Japanese in tree felling. Athlete Ryosuke Takayama (Nagano Prefecture, Yamori Sangyo Co., Ltd.) won a silver medal in the fitting another chain event, becoming the first Japanese to win a medal in the Professional class. Sora Yamaoka of the U-24 class (Nagano Prefecture, Yamori Sangyo Co., Ltd.) won silver medals in two events: fitting another chain and bucking by combined cuts. He became the first Japanese athlete to win medals in multiple events in the U-24 class, demonstrating the skill of the next generation. ● Women's Class Yui Muto: 2nd generation student at Forestry Academy Fukushima Tree Felling 626pt. / Fitting Another Chain 120pt. / Bucking by Combined Cuts 186pt. (Silver Medal) / Precision Bucking 233pt. (Gold Medal) / Limbing 384pt. Total 1,549pt (Women's Class Overall 1st Place) ● U-24 Class Sora Yamaoka: 43rd generation student at Nagano Prefectural Forestry College, Yamori Sangyo Co.