Haruka Funakubo[24 = Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance]who was the runner-up in the previous tournament, was the silver medal for the second consecutive tournament.

He won all four games from the second round of the first match with one single performance, including fouls, but in the final, which was supposed to be revenge, he was completely defeated by Christa Deguchi (27 = Canada) from Nagano Prefecture.

The match record between the two was 1 win and 1 loss (18 years). While both are aiming for the 2024 Paris Olympics (Olympic Games), which one will win? The result was disappointing. Less than 1 minute into the game, he was first deprived of wazaari with Ouchigari, and then for 1 minute and 40 seconds, he was completely hit by a body drop and lost by one. He allowed the skillful player who won the 2019 tournament to win the world title for the second time in four years.

Funakubo also finished second in the Tashkent tournament (Uzbekistan) in October last year, which he participated in for the first time. He’s been honing his ground-fighting skills, but once again there’s something lacking at the top.

“I really couldn’t do anything and the final ended. I didn’t have enough preparation. I didn’t have the resolve to become the best in the world. The frustration of losing in the final last year… I’m going to lead first, so I’ll show what I’ve done and lead to the first. I wanted to do it, but I really couldn’t do anything… Anyway, it’s frustrating now.”

“If I didn’t win, it would have been meaningless. I realized that I didn’t have the strength yet. I still have technical skills, mental aspects, and I want to face judo more seriously and greedily. I was