At the international judo tournament held in Uzbekistan, Akira Sone, who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, won the return match for the first time in one year and four months in a class over 78 kg for women.
The international judo tournament held in Uzbekistan for three days until the 7th is the target of ranking points that lead to the seed right of the Tokyo Olympics, and five athletes from Japan have been nominated as representatives of the Tokyo tournament. Etc. participated.
On the final day of the 7th, Sone participated in a class over 78 kg for women.
Before the tournament, Sone said, "I haven't played for more than a year, so I'm impatient," said Sone, who was the first match in a year and four months since the international tournament held in Osaka in November. However, it was a dangerous match, and I won three games in a row from the first game and advanced to the final.
In the final, he actively showed his footwork against the Brazilian player who was superior to his upper back and started to break down.
Sone, who continued to attack from beginning to end, could not score points due to the technique, but in the remaining 2 seconds of the game time of 4 minutes, the opponent received the third guidance and lost the foul, and Sone won the championship. ..
Sone was the earliest player in Japanese judo and was appointed as a representative in November, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, he left a result in the actual battle after a long absence and took a new step toward the Tokyo Olympics. I did.