Hifumi Abe, who was appointed as the representative of the 66-kilometer class of judo men at the Tokyo Olympics, met at the dawn of the fierce battle on the 13th and recalled, "It was a very intense 24-minute match."
On the 13th, Abe defeated Joshiro Maruyama, who had been fiercely fighting, after a fierce battle of 24 minutes in the match to decide the representative of the Olympics in one game that was held for the first time in Japanese judo in history. I have been appointed as a representative.
On the 14th, one night after the match, Abe met online in the afternoon and said, "I thought it was a very intense 24-minute match when I looked back at the match one day later. It was a long fight, but I lost my concentration until the end. The reason for the victory was that I was able to stick to my own judo without having to go through it. "
After revealing that he couldn't sleep until after 4 o'clock on the morning of the 14th because he was still excited after the game, he said, "I'm calm now, so I hope I can eat a lot of my favorite meat." It seemed that he was released from the pressure of his turn.
For the Tokyo Olympics, "I think I was able to grow and become stronger in this race, so I hope you can see Hifumi Abe, who is evolving further. After strengthening my footwork, I will give one. I want to stick to the technique of going to get it and further strengthen the throwing of any opponent on the stage of the Olympic Games. "