Interview and text: Hideki Furuta, eJudo Editorial Department
Photos: Miki Sakaguchi and Hideki Furuta
University of Tsukuba wins for the first time in 10 years
The 2023 All-Japan Student Judo Weight Group Championship Tournament, which competes to be the best in Japan in seven-person weight classes, reached its final day on the 22nd at the Baycom Gymnasium (Amagasaki City), with the University of Tsukuba winning the men’s competition. University of Tsukuba won for the fourth time in 10 years.
Tsukuba University had a close 3-2 match against Toyo University in the first round on the first day. It was a bittersweet affair, with Asian Games 66kg champion Ryoma Tanaka, the mainstay of the tournament, losing by 1 ippon, but the team tightened up after this match, saying, “When you move up, there are always tough matches.” (Director Hirotaka Okada) After overcoming the second round against Fukui Institute of Technology with a 7-0 victory and ending the first day, on the final day there was a lottery with Tanaka as the spearhead in the 66kg class, and the captain in the 60kg class as this season’s student champion, Hiroto Shirogane. The momentum is accelerating due to the goodness of .
2023-10-23 13:00:31
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