Tomorrow Judo World Championship Japan players final adjustment August 24 20:23

Players made final adjustments before the judo world championship opened in Tokyo on the 25th, and Naotosu Takafuji, a 60-kilometer boy who takes 3 consecutive titles, is eager to show that even the world champion has evolved Said.

The Judo World Championship will be held at the Nippon Budokan in the same venue as the Tokyo Olympics from 25th to 1st of next month, and the winner will win the international competition held in Osaka in November and get the approval of the Reinforcement Committee. If you can, you will be appointed as an Olympic representative.

On the 24th, male and female athletes in the light weight class coordinated at the National Training Center in Kita-ku, Tokyo.

Takafuji, who is aiming for the third consecutive championship at the 60kg class on the 25th, was doing the menu mainly for final weight adjustment, such as running with a thick coat in front of weighing.

Takafuji continues to compete with Tatsuki Nagayama who is a junior from the same university and participates in this class.

Takafuji said, “I have done everything I have to do and I haven't left it. There is a view that Nagayama has been overtaken and overtaken, but I want to show the world champions have evolved. I wanted to win. ”

The 48km-class women ’s Tonanaki Funan player is the gold medalist of the Ototoshi tournament, aiming to return to the world championship of last year ’s silver medal.

Mr. Tonaki confirmed the cooperation of techniques such as throwing from shoulder to back, and vowed that “the situation is good as usual. Since we lost in the final last year, only victory is the head”.

In this tournament, 18 people will participate in 14 classes for both men and women.

Men and women directors are enthusiastic

“The players participating in the tournament are the closest to the Tokyo Olympics next year. I want you to do everything you can, and believe in yourself and do your own judo.” I talked about my aspirations.

Men ’s manager Yasue Inoue said, “All players who are going to individual matches aim for gold medals. In team battles, we want to unite and show the strength of Japanese judo. As a manager, we believe in players and fight together.” It was.