Serious things will begin for judoka Nampoina Daniel at the big international tournament in Japan for the blind. The only Malagasy representative at this planetary meeting comes into action at the Kodokan in the male J2 class, tomorrow.
“Everything went well for Nampoina who has three days to acclimatize before the competition. The counter-visit carried out by the International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) had no incident. His morale is high. He can’t wait to be on the tatami, ”says coach sensei Antsa Ranjatoson.
Besides the valuable advice of sensei Akira Kai, Nampoina Daniel also had the blessing and encouragement of this strong man of Japanese judo.
Note that this Japanese expert, 8th dan Kodokan has been working closely with the Malagasy Judo Federation since 1985, when he took charge of preparing fighters for the Indian Ocean Island Games (JIOI) this year. . It is therefore no longer to be presented. He even stayed in the country in 1989, then in 1991 until the year 2000.
He was often on mission in Madagascar to animate various courses in favor of the fighters. At this time, Madagascar began to shine in international tournaments. He is also the initiator of the famous Capricorn and Akira Kai Trophy tournaments with Sensei Ashik Houssen and founder of “Culture and Judo In School (CJIS – Judo education) in collaboration with Somapeche Maruha (1997-2000) and IST Ampasapito.
Soafara Pharlin
