Judo Kodokan Cup Women's 78 kilometer class Mami Umeki wins consecutive victory November 2, 19:44

The Judo Kodokan Cup, “All-Japan Weight Championship” began in Chiba City, and at the 78 kilogram class for women, Rio de Janeiro Olympics representative Mami Umeki won the Tokyo Olympics.

This tournament was held with the right to participate in the upcoming international tournament leading to the next year's Tokyo Olympics, and the top players in the country, excluding the individual representatives of the world championship, who were exempted from participating, participated.

The tournament started in Chiba City, where seven classes were held for both men and women. Umeki, the representative of the Rio de Janeiro, participated in the 78-kilometer class for women.

Umeki, who missed the representative of the World Championship, was required to give a result in this tournament, but he won well until the final, such as winning one with a small “outside hook”.

In the final, he showed a vigorous game that attacked from start to finish. In the remaining 30 seconds, he decided to make a “small outing” and won the tournament for the second consecutive title.

Umeki made sure to participate in the international tournament held in Osaka later this month, and connected his hopes for two consecutive Olympics.

Umeki said, “I wanted to win here considering next year's Olympics. I want to fight each game with strong feelings for next year.”

This is the result of other classes.

Aoki University is the first champion for the 60km class for men, and Yuji Aida is the first champion for the 66kg class for men.

In the men's 73-kilometer class, Kenji Harada won the championship by defeating Kei Ebinuma in the final. In the men's 81kg class, Tomomitsu Tomoki won the first victory.

For women, Shibuya Tanaka won the 70-kilometer class for the second time, and Wakaharu Hamada won the first win in the class exceeding 78 km.