A total of 4 classes for men and women were held, and Mikuru Takaichi (Komatsu), a representative of the Tokyo Olympics (Olympics), won 5 games and won the women’s 63 kg class. In the final, he defeated Kosovo by ippon.

In the women’s 70-kilogram class, World Championship bronze medalist Saki Niizoe (JSDF) lost to 2019 world champion Marieve Gayet (France) by one in the quarterfinals. She defeated a Belgian player in the third-place match, which she advanced from the repechage match. Michaela Polleres (Austria) won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

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

○…In the women’s 63-kg class, Takaichi made full use of her leg and ground techniques and stood at the top. In the final, he fended off the 22-year-old Kosovar’s attack and won by ippon in the final stage with Osotogari. As she stepped down from the tatami mat, her grim expression relaxed and she smiled softly.

At the Tokyo Olympics last summer, following the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, he missed out on a medal, and was in tears. In February of this year, she had a trial of left knee surgery. She won the Kodokan Cup All Japan Weight Category Championship in October, which was her comeback match, and the Grand Slam Tokyo Tournament this month, and has been chasing the world champion Megumi Horikawa (Park 24).

A 28-year-old veteran who says, “I will win even if it’s muddy.” He made a big appeal to join the World Championship squad next year. (Joint)