The All Japan Championship, which decides the best wrestling in Japan, started on the 17th.

It will be the first actual battle for top athletes after the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but on the first day, athletes who were preparing for the qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics lost one after another, leaving anxiety.

The All Japan Wrestling Championship will be held at the Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo from the 17th to the 4th, and will be the first opportunity for top athletes to compete after the spread of the infection.



No spectators were allowed in the venue, and the athletes underwent a PCR test in advance.



The referee wore a face guard and took thorough infection prevention measures such as disinfecting the mat every few games.

On the first day, games were played in eight classes for both men and women, of which Yuta Nara, the representative of the Olympic Asian qualifiers scheduled for March next year in China, participated in the men's Greco-Roman style 97 kg class.



However, in the semi-finals of the first match, Nara lost in a row against Masaaki Shikiya, a member of society, due to lack of concentration, and lost 1 to 5 to finish 3rd.



Nara, who missed the championship, said, "I may have been disappointed that I should be 100% prepared for any match. I don't want to blame Corona, but I think it's because of lack of practice. Same in Asian qualifying. We must reflect on not making mistakes, "he said with regret.

Tetsuya Tanaka of the men's freestyle 125 kg class is also a representative of the Asian qualifying round, but he was pushed out of the field by a member of society, Yasuki Yamamoto, and lost 1 to 3 in the final.



Tanaka said, "I think the biggest defeat was the impatience. I felt that the pressure and tension became stronger when it came to the match, and I realized that I might do it until the Asian qualifying in March." I did.

Other results

This is the result of the first day of the Wrestling All Japan Championship.



In the men's freestyle, Kodai Ogawa won the 61 kg class for the first time, and Nitaro Kiyama won the 70 kg class for the first time, and Yasuki Yamamoto, who beat Tetsuya Tanaka in the 125 kg class, was the first in four years to win 3 I won the championship for the second time.



In the men's Greco-Roman style, Tsuchika Shimoyama won the 67 kg class for the second time in three years. ▼ Satoshi Mukai won the 82 kg class for the second consecutive year, and Masayuki Amano won the 97 kg class for the first time. is.



For girls, Tsugumi Sakurai won the 55 kg class and Masako Furuichi won the 72 kg class for the first time.

Nishiguchi Strengthening Headquarters "The result was not good"

Shigeki Nishiguchi, general manager of the Japan Wrestling Federation, said that the representatives of the Olympic Asian qualifiers had been defeated one after another at the All Japan Championships, saying, "The result was unbelievable. I could win this much." No matter what I did, I wouldn't be desperate to be the best player to win, even if I pushed it out. "



He said, "Because I have to beat the Asian players who are superior to me, there is no point in going to the Asian qualifying unless I reflect on this time and make a feeling. How do I wake up from myself? Is it possible to get a restart? "