Tokyo 2020 Bulletin: Olympic and Paralympic Games: Yomiuri Shimbun Online

On the 31st of the Tokyo Olympics, a new event of judo mixed team will be held. It will be interesting to see what kind of players will be appointed by the Japanese who have won a total of 11 medals, including 9 gold, which is the largest number ever. (Yomiuri Shimbun Online)

Japanese national team players who are pleased to have won the world championship for the third time in a row (photographed in September 2019)

In a mixed team, three men and three players each play one game with the opponent as one team.

The classes in which the games are played are 73 kg or less, 90 kg or less, 90 kg or more for boys, and 57 kg or less, 70 kg or less, and 70 kg or more for girls. For example, either Shohei Ono of the 73 kg class or Hifumi Abe of the 66 kg class may participate in the men’s 73 kg or less class.

In the first round bye, the participating members of Japan’s first match, which will appear from the quarterfinals, have been announced. Girls are Uta Abe, Chizuru Arai,
Sugen(See you)Bright(Akira)

In addition to Ohno and Wolf Aaron’s 73-kilometer and 100-kilometer champions, the men’s three gold medalists did not reach the medal in the 90-kilometer class.
Towards(Mukai)

Shoichiro was appointed.

A total of 12 registered members include four gold medalists for each man and woman. There is a possibility that a “dream team” will be formed in the future, in which all six players will be gold medalists.

On the other hand, among the registered members, there are two players who missed medals in addition to Mukai, and all 14 representative players have a chance to become medalists.

The world championship has been held since 2017, and Japan has won the championship for the third time in a row. The strongest “Judo Nippon” in history. It will be interesting to see if you can decorate the endless beauty.

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