A total of 4 weight classes for men and women were held in a tournament that competed with the world’s top ranked athletes, and Mirai Takaichi (Komatsu), a representative of the Tokyo Olympics, won the women’s 63 kg class. After winning 4 matches from the 1st round, she beat Kosovo by ippon in the final.

In the women’s 70-kilogram class, Saki Niizoe (JSDF), who ranked 3rd in the world championships, lost to 2019 world champion Marieve Gayet (France) in the quarterfinals. She won the 3rd place match, which was advanced from the repechage match.

In the men’s 81-kilogram class, Sotaro Fujiwara (Asahi Kasei) lost by one in the quarterfinals to Said Mollaei (Azerbaijan), the silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics. He also lost the repechage match. Japanese teams will not participate in the same 73 kg class.

This tournament is one of the selection tournaments for the Japanese national team for the World Championships (Doha) next May. (Joint)