Karate “Shape” Yoshitomo name / Shimizu “Kumite” Nishimura Olympics official appointment
As a result of the international tournament held in Spain, the world leaders of Japan's top players, Keigo Yoshitomo and Kiyo Shimizu, are the representatives of the Olympic team established by the Japan Karatedo Federation. The selection criteria were met, and the representative appointment was secured.
In the new Tokyo Olympics, Karate ’s appointment was certain for “form” Kiyomi and Kiyomizu who compete for the accuracy and strength of the technique, and “Kumite” who plays one-on-one. These are three men, Ken Nishimura, who are 75kg class.
The Japan Karatedo Federation has selected more than 2000 points for the top of the Japanese athletes in the world ranking for the Olympic selection after the international competition held in France in January next year. When I put it on, there was a standard that I decided to be a representative.
In the world ranking for the Olympic selection as of the 1st of the month announced by the World Karate Federation, the three are the top players in Japan. As a result of the "Premier League" international competition held in Spain from 29th, the international competition in France Even if he missed, it was confirmed that he would make a difference of more than 2000 points against the second place of the Japanese player, so the representative appointment for the Tokyo Olympics was certain.
In this tournament, Shimizu was in second place, Nishimura was defeated in the third round, and Kiyomi was not participating.
In the Tokyo Olympic Karate, eight men, one for each gender in the form and three men and women in the kumite, can participate.
Based on the results of the world rankings announced in February next year, the Japan Karatedo Federation will decide on all the candidate players.
About Yoshitomo Mei
Karate boy “form” Kiyomi Mei is 29 years old from Okinawa.
Growing up in Okinawa, the birthplace of karate, he has a strong performance of sharp thrusts and kicks, and is the leading figure of Japan's “form” who has won the All Japan Championship for seven consecutive times.
It has an overwhelming presence such as winning 96 consecutive wins in about 4 years until losing in February last year, and at the World Championships held in Spain in November of that year, it won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. It is.
About Kiyo Shimizu
Kiyo Shimizu is a 25-year-old from Osaka Prefecture.
Japan's ace, 6th consecutive All Japan Championship and 2nd World Championship.
Shimizu's movements, even with intense performances such as thrusting, kicking, and jumping, are considered one of the best in the world so that the position of the body axis, shoulders, etc. will not move at all, and it will flow accurately.
However, at the world championship held in Spain last November, he lost to a local Spanish player in the final and missed the third straight victory.
I am humiliating to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
About Ken Nishimura
Karate boy "Kumite", 75kg class Ken Nishimura is 23 years old from Fukuoka Prefecture.
Under the former world champion father, Seiji Nishimura, he started drawing karate at the age of 3, and in the high school days, he gained attention from early on such as winning the national tournament.
He is good at kicking with a height of 80cm per meter, and won a bronze medal at the World Championship last November.
Nishimura is expected to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics as a young hope from carrying a game that takes points with great skill.