For the first time in Japanese judo, Joshiro Maruyama and Hifumi Abe have announced their determination, three days before the deciding match for the men's 66-kilometer class representative who will decide the Olympic team in one game.
In the judo men's 66 kg class, Maruyama, who won the world championship last year, and Abe, who won the world championship for the second time in a row, competed fiercely for the representative, and the representative of the Tokyo Olympics was not decided as the only individual 14 class. It was.
The All Japan Judo Federation has postponed or canceled the tournament, which was scheduled to select two people, so for the first time in Japan's judo, the decisive battle for the representative of the Olympics in one game will be held three days later. It will be held on the 13th of this month at the Kodokan in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, with no audience.
The two men, who are about to fight, announced their comments through All Japan Judo Federation on the 10th.
Maruyama says, "What I can do now is to remember to thank many people and fight. I hope I can tell everyone how to fight with a strong feeling."
On the other hand, Abe said, "I have been preparing to win the game firmly. I will do my own judo to get a dynamic one and win, and I will definitely decide the Olympic representative."
In the past match between the two, 6 out of 7 games were extended, and Maruyama was competing with 4 wins and 3 losses, and the decisive battle between the world champions is drawing a lot of attention.