In the men's squad are Tommy Macias (73 kilos) who took gold at the European Championships in July, routinized Robin Pacek (81 kilos) who makes his seventh World Cup, Marcus Nyman (90 kilos) who was fifth at the 2016 Olympics and Joakim Dvärby (100 kilos), World Cup fifth 2013.
The only woman is the world trainer and the new European bronze medalist Anna Bernholm in the 70-kilos class.
“During the year, and especially during the summer, everyone has shown a rising form and as always when we go to competitions, the goal is medals. The World Cup will of course be extremely tough so speculating on who will take the medal is quite unimportant right now, ”national team manager Robert Eriksson said in a press release.
The Tokyo World Cup takes place in Nippon Budokan where judo in the Tokyo Olympics was decided in 1964 and where the competitions in the 2020 Olympics will also be decided. Furthermore, the World Cup is a first chance to get Olympic qualification points.