Hifumi Abe adjusting at a training camp for men’s judo in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture (representative photo)
The Japanese men’s national team at the World Judo Championships (October, Tashkent) unveiled their training camp in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture to the press on the 2nd, and Hifumi Abe (Park 24), the gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in the 66-kg class, said, ” It’s two years until the Paris Olympics.This world championship will be very important.I just want to do my judo and win.”
24-year-old Abe won the Grand Slam Hungary tournament in July, which was the first international tournament after the Tokyo Olympics. In his training randori, the strength to stop opponents was conspicuous, and he said, “I will improve my condition so that I can have an even better match.”
