A total of 5 classes for men and women were held, and 19-year-old Tatsuru Saito (Kokushikan University) defeated Tajikistan in the final to win the men’s 100 kg class. Win all four games from the first round.
Saito is the second son of the late Olympic champion Hitoshi Saito and is a promising instrument. He made a powerful attack in his first appearance on a senior world tour sponsored by the International Judo Federation (IJF). In the quarter-finals, he defeated Ushangi Kokauri (Azerbaijan), who was second in the 2018 World Championship.
Kosuke Mashiyama (Park 24), a 90-kilometer boy, won the final with a foul victory of Guidance 3 over Mammadali Mehdiev (Azerbaijan). Goki Tajima (Park 24) of the same class lost in the 3rd place playoff and finished 5th. The 100-kilometer class Kentaro Iida (Asahi Kasei) won the bronze medal match. Japanese have not entered the women’s second class, and the Tokyo Olympics representative from Japan has not participated in this tournament. (Joint)
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