Karate International Tournament Women's “Shape” Shimizu Advances to the Final September 6th 18:55
The new Tokyo Olympic Games, Karate International Tournament, has opened, and Kiyo Shimizu, who is expected to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's “shape”, has advanced to the final on the 8th.
The premier league of Karate, which opened at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, the venue for the Olympics, is an important tournament that can earn the points of the world rankings necessary for participating in the Tokyo Olympics.
On the 6th, women's “shape” and gender “kumite” were held.
Among these, the female “form” was held from the first round to the semi-final, and the first player, Shimizu, who had a second consecutive world championship, participated.
“Shape” shows attacks and defense techniques based on the movement of the enemy, and competes for accuracy and strength of techniques.
Shimizu successfully won, and in the semi-finals, he performed a series of thrusts and kicks from the beginning.
While maintaining the speed, it showed a sharp and accurate movement, gaining the top points overall, and proceeded to the final on the 8th.
In the final, we will play against Sandra Sanchez, Spain, who is ranked first in the world ranking.
Sanchez lost the World Championship last November and missed the third straight victory, and has lost 2 wins and 5 losses. .
Shimizu: “I was eager but I was able to concentrate”
Kiyo Shimizu said, “I thought I was going to be calm and acting. I was afraid, but I was able to concentrate. The final has recently been a regrettable opponent. I want to do my best to be able to do it. I will win here in anticipation of next year's Olympics, "he said.