Judo World Championship Chizuru Arai 3 consecutive wins miss Women's 70 kg class August 29th 18:11
Chizu Arai, who was aiming for the third consecutive championship at the 70-year-old women ’s 70 km class, had a defeat in the third round.
Arai, who has won the world championship for the second time in a row until last year, faced this tournament as the top candidate.
The second round of the first round won a single game, but the third round, which was a match against an inferior Portuguese player, was defeated by a “pay-in” in the first minute.
After this, Arai had many chances such as sleeping skills and good inner thighs, but he could not raise points and lost the battle as it was.
Arai was unable to proceed to the Loser Resurrection Game and was defeated and missed the third straight victory.
After the game, Arai said, “I feel like I ’m doing what I could n’t do” after crushing the words.
And “I had enough time after taking the skill, but I couldn't change the development and flow, and I lost time when I noticed. I practiced so that there was no weak assembly, and believe in the rest I went up to the tatami mat, thinking that it would only give me power, but I think I lost it because of the lack of skill and the strategy. "
In Japan, all five players who participated by the 4th day of the tournament had won medals, but Arai, who was expected to win a gold medal, missed the medal for the first time.
Masuchi: “Lessons learned from this game”
Japan Women's National Team manager Katsuyuki Masuchi said about Arai, who lost in the third round. “Gear didn't go up after taking the point. I think I was in a state where my head was completely white.
After that, “It is the most powerful player in this class, but it is difficult to win a gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics if you do not overcome the pressures held in your home country. I said.