“There is only a gold medal”
The judo boy who finished with zero gold medal for the first time at the last London Olympics. Among the Japanese players who challenge the battle with prestige, there are high expectations that they will gather for the reinstatement of the heavyweight class. “Judo is a sport born in Japan. There is only a gold medal.” Tighten your neat face and speak powerfully.
Tokai University Sagami High School (Kanagawa) In the first year, 20 people were eliminated at the national tournament “Kinwagashi” in the team competition. I was eagerly awaited for the future from early on. However, he dislocated his left shoulder at All Japan Junior that year. “There were days when it came off, there were days when it could be cheated, and there were waves.” He continued to lose at the international competition, which was not perfect, and decided to have surgery in 2012.
At the 2014 World Championship, he suffered from the humiliation that his 100-kilometer class was not dispatched due to poor results. “I’m the only one in the world who has had such an experience.” Inspiring himself, he lost the compromise in practice, saying that he was “not enough” to do anything, and led to the gold medal of the next year’s world championship.
His father, Yoshio (53), was also a former Asahi Kasei player, so he was born in Nobeoka City. “I’ve been getting more calls from the locals, so I want to win and give back.” Since I moved to Saitama when I was young, I don’t remember the old days, but as a member of society, I stepped on Nobeoka again and felt a connection.
In March, he injured his left knee and moved away from the actual battle, but he said, “I’ll just think about winning,” and improve my concentration. Challenge the top with an indomitable spirit that has overcome difficulties many times.
(From the paper published on July 26, 2016)
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