The first nationwide judo tournament in Corona, with repeated infection control measures October 31, 17:46

Since the spread of the new coronavirus, the first nationwide tournament in Judo has started in Chiba City, and the match was held while various infection countermeasures were taken.

The Kodokan Cup and All Japan Weight Championship will start on the 31st at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba City without spectators, as another weight-specific tournament that was postponed from April due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. I did.



In judo, all the national competitions from elementary school students to working adults this year have been canceled or postponed, and this is the first national competition after the spread of infection, and the number of athletes has decreased by about 200 from last year. About 230 people will participate.



On the 31st of the first day, before the match, Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, said, "It was a difficult year for the players because the tournament of many players in the judo world was canceled or postponed. I have honed my mind, skill, and body. I hope that the hot fights of the players will be a match that will enliven judo and society. "



At the tournament, various infection prevention measures have been taken, and the day before the game, the athletes were inspected to see if they were infected, and all the athletes and people involved in the venue had to measure the temperature and disinfect their hands and fingers. Is obligatory.

In addition, at the venue, measures such as disinfecting the soles of the feet and disinfecting the tatami mats every hour before the athletes go up to the tatami mats are thoroughly implemented.



The tournament will be held for two days until the 1st, and 14 classes of games will be held for both men and women, and whether or not the tournament can be run safely will be watched for next year's Tokyo Olympics.

Thorough infection prevention measures such as inspection of athletes the day before

In conducting this nationwide tournament, the All Japan Judo Federation is thoroughly implementing infection prevention measures such as prior inspections of participating athletes.



All of the 230 athletes who entered the tournament were tested the day before the match to see if they were infected with the new coronavirus in a hotel room adjacent to the venue.



For the inspection, we used an inspection device that uses a special technology called the "smart amplifier method."


It means that the result can be found in about 40 minutes, which is a short time compared to the conventional PCR test.


All Japan Judo Federation does not allow athletes who are "positive" in this test to participate.



We have also set an upper limit on the number of players who can participate in order to avoid having a large number of players gather at one venue.


260 people, more than 200 less than last year.


The number of tournament officials has been reduced to half of the conventional number.



The tournament was held without spectators, and all athletes and related persons who entered the venue were obliged to measure the temperature, disinfect their hands and fingers, and submit a "health management table" that describes the body temperature for two weeks.



At the venue, the tatami mats on the game ground were disinfected every hour.



This time, we set an upper limit on the number of participating players and reduced the number of game fields.



Last year, seven games were played at the same time until the semi-finals, but this time we reduced it to four to avoid crowds of players and coaches preparing for the game.



Athletes disinfect the soles of their feet with a mat soaked with disinfectant just before going up to the tatami mats on the game field, and referees standing near the players are obliged to wear masks during the match. I did.