Haruka Funakubo Claims Second Place in Judo Grand Slam Tournament

Haruka Funakubo (Photo taken on January 12, 2023)

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Haruka Funakubo (Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.), who has been selected to represent this summer in the Paris Olympics, took second place in the women’s 57 kg class. In the finals, where she won four consecutive matches from the first round, she lost to a French player who had the upper hand.

Shin Fujishiro (Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance) in the women’s 52kg class lost to 2021 Tokyo Olympics runner-up Amandine Bouchard (France) in the quarterfinals, and also lost in the third-place match, which she advanced from the repechage match. In the men’s category, Ryoma Tanaka (University of Tsukuba) in the 66kg class bowed out in the quarterfinals and also lost in the repechage match. Hayato Kondo (Kokushikan University) in the 60kg class was defeated in the second round. (Joint)

2024-03-01 23:26:51
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