Did “de-contact” predict auspicious signs? ?? Chizuru Arai (27 = Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance), who was the champion of the 17th and 18th world championships and participated for the first time, won the gold medal.

In the semi-final, which was Yamaba, he won one after a deadly battle of 16 minutes 41 seconds against Timer Zova (ROC). In the final against Polerez (Austria), there was a skill in Kosoto Gari at 1 minute 8 seconds. After that, he continued to attack calmly, won the superiority, and won the title of the dream Olympic champion.

The same accident happened twice that day. In the second round of the first round, the contact of the left eye was lost due to a fierce battle for kumite. Even in the semi-final where he won the fierce battle, his right eye was out of contact.

In fact, there was a similar event at the 18th World Championships. In the semi-final, the contacts of both eyes came off, and the match continued as it was, saying, “I went forward in a mess without being able to see much.” In the final, there was a scene where the contact of one eye was once lost and reinserted. “I was able to adjust my breathing once in myself” because I had time to put it back in, and the “battle switch” was turned on again. Take away the waza-ari with your favorite Uchi mata, and combine it with Tate Shiho gata. He decided the game at once and achieved the second consecutive world championship.

The unexpected relationship between the results of the big stage and the contacts … Perhaps he had foretold the auspicious sign of the “Olympic gold medal.”[Yuki Minegishi]