Mirano Kita

Mirano Kita (born 16 February 2006) is a Japanese rhythmic gymnast. She represents her country in international competitions.

Personal life Mirano began the sport at age five. She was influenced by her older sister, Sumire, who also competed in rhythmic gymnastics at the international level.

Career Junior Kita debuted at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, placing 17th in teams, 29th with rope, 40th with ball, 19th with clubs and 8th with ribbon.

Senior In 2022 she became a senior. She competed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão, ending 14th in the all-around, 13th with hoop, 19th with ball, 11th with clubs and 18th with ribbon. She was then selected for the Asian Championships in Pattaya alongside her sister and the senior group. The Japanese gymnasts won bronze in the team category. In August she competed at the World Challenge Cup in Cluj-Napoca, taking 29th place in the all-around, 34th with hoop, 28th with ball, 28th with clubs and 23rd with ribbon. left Kita performing with the ribbon at the 2024 Sofia World CupIn March 2023, Kita competed at the first World Cup event in Palaio Faliro, where she finished 27th in the all-around. The next month, she competed at the World Cup in Tashkent and ended in 16th place in the all-around. She also competed at the World Challenge Cup in Portimão and finished in 12th. A few weeks later, she competed at the 2023 Asian Championships; she was 7th in the all-around and qualified for all four apparatus finals. In August, she represented Japan at her first senior World Championships in Valencia, and she came in 33rd in the all-around.

Kita competed at the 2024 World Cup stage in Sofia in April. In May, she participated in the 2024 Asian Championships; she was 6th individually and won bronze with the other Japanese gymnasts in the team competition. There was one Olympic berth available at the competition, which Kita did not win.

In 2025, she competed at Sofia World Cup and took 45th place in all-around. Next, she competed at Baku World Cup, taking 22nd place in all-around. She won silver medal in hoop at the 2025 Asian Championships in Singapore, and placed 8th in all-around. In July, she competed at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, where she took 8th place in all-around. She qualified to clubs final, finishing 5th. She represented Japan at the 2025 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she took 27th place in all-around qualifications.

In 2026, she started the season competing at the Sofia World Cup and ended in 28th place in the all-around. In May, she competed at the 2026 Asian Championships in Bishkek and placed 9th in the all-around final. She was 7th in clubs and 5th in the ribbon final. In June, she competed at Beijing World Challenge Cup, taking 14th place in the all-around. In July, she took 25th place in the all-around at the Milan World Cup and almost qualified to the hoop final (9th place). In August, she was again selected to represent Japan at the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany. She took 22nd place in all-around qualifications, improving her result from 2025.

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