The “All Japan Championship” was held to determine the best judo player in Japan at all weights, and Kanta Nakano, 23 years old from Nara Prefecture, won his first championship.
The rules of the All Japan Judo Championship have undergone major changes, including the abolishment of overtime and the return of flag judging for the first time in eight years, in order to encourage aggressive attacks.
The tournament, held at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, did not feature athletes such as Tate Saito, who has been unofficially selected to represent the 100km+ class at the Paris Olympics, but athletes who made it through the qualifying rounds in each region. etc. participated.
Nakano, a 23-year-old from Nara Prefecture and a graduate of Tenri University, is participating in this event for the sixth time. In the semifinals, he beat Tsuyoshi Ojitani, who won this tournament last year, by a small sotogari, and in the final, he won the Tokyo Olympics. I played against the representative player Hisaki Harasawa.
Nakano calmly attacked Harasawa, who used his long arms to attack Harasawa, but used his footwork to attack Harasawa.
Both contestants were unable to find effective techniques and had trouble deciding on a decision, but Nakano achieved his first victory with a 2-1 decision victory.
Nakano expressed his joy, saying, “I was able to prove that I wasn’t wrong in focusing on winning this tournament.Even if I win once, it’s still a special tournament, so I want to aim for a consecutive victory.” I was there.
2024-04-30 08:02:52
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