Takanori Nagase (28 = Asahi Kasei), who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, was defeated in the quarterfinals.
The first international competition after the Olympics. Currently, he has won one repechage and is in the bronze medal match.
Lost to Lee Jun Hwan (20 = Korea) in the quarterfinals. He had a solid match, stealing two coaches, but with 44 seconds remaining, he was thrown into his inseam with his left back. Waza-ari. In the remaining time, he tried to drop his body, but he escaped and shook his neck.
Lee is overjoyed with the guts pose. The newcomer who won the GS Tbilisi (Georgia) earlier this month has also won the semi-finals and is advancing to the finals of the second consecutive tournament.
In an interview before the tournament, Nagase said, “I want to understand my current strength. I wonder if there is something I can feel through the tournament. This time, if we can find issues by teaming up with strong overseas players, “he said, first of all, he emphasized experiencing the international match for the first time in 11 months rather than the result.[Atsushi Kinoshita]
