Gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics (Olympics), Wolf Aron (26 = Ryotokuji Daishi) caused an uproar in the arena after losing the first match.

Appeared from the second round and played against an Italian player. He solidified his defense and was unable to attack an opponent who had no intention of teaming up with him head-on. He was “gained away and unable to pry,” he said helplessly.

After the Tokyo Olympics, he made numerous appearances on television and other media to popularize the sport. He was unable to participate in the tournament for various reasons, including a right ankle injury, postponement of the tournament, and infection with the new coronavirus, and was 3rd in the Kodokan Cup in October, which was his comeback match. He was just happy that he returned to the actual battle, saying that he was “acceptable as a first step,” and should have restarted from this tournament, but he himself could not imagine that he would be defeated in the first match.

Regarding the future, he did not hide his sense of crisis, saying, “If you don’t peel off one or two skins, you can’t win.”

I can’t lose to the World Championship (Doha) representative battle in May next year. Engraving the frustration he felt at international competitions since the Olympics, he changed his mind, saying, “I want to prepare so that I can be hit in a match.”[Jun Kinoshita]