Women's Judo Rio Olympics Bronze medal Kanae Yamabe Announcement of retirement from active duty November 4, 18:34
Kanae Yamabe, who won the bronze medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, a class of judo girls over 78 kg, announced her retirement.
Yamabe is 30 years old from Hokkaido.
He is good at harai goshi and competes for the best weight in Japan. He won the All Japan Women's Championship three times and won the bronze medal in the women's over 78 kg class at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
After that, he participated in domestic and international competitions, but he did not achieve the results he expected due to the rise of young athletes, and 20-year-old Akira Sone was appointed as the representative for the women's over 78 kg class at the Tokyo Olympics. Did.
According to his affiliation, Yamabe had an operation on his lower back last November, lost in the 3rd place playoff at the Kodokan Cup and All Japan Weight Championship last month, and announced his retirement on the 4th.
Yamabe will hold a press conference on the 6th to explain why he decided to retire.