Judo Women's 48kg class Natsumi Tsunoda wins for the first time All Japan Selection Weight Championship

The all-Japan selection weight-based championship, which also serves as the final selection for the Judo World Championships scheduled for June, began on the 3rd, and in the women's 48 kg class, Natsumi Tsunoda, who has lowered the rank from the 52 kg class, is this. I won the first victory in the class.

This tournament will start at the Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka City, with a two-day schedule up to the 4th, which will also serve as the final selection for the World Championships scheduled for June in Hungary, one month before the Tokyo Olympics. I did.

On the 3rd, seven women's classes were held, of which Tsunoda, who participated in the women's 48 kg class, is a talented person who won the silver medal at the world championship in the 52 kg class, but Uta Abe in the Olympic competition. After losing to, I am seriously lowering my rank by one.

With a height of 1 meter and 62 centimeters, Tsunoda, who is taller than other players in this class, won the final by making full use of his long limbs and his strong grounding skills and tomoe nage.

Even in the final, immediately after the start, Kakuda took the opponent's arm from Tomoe Nage and decided to "consolidate the arm squeeze cross", and won one in just 28 seconds after the start.

Kakuda won this tournament for the first time in the 48-kilometer class and said, "I couldn't enjoy it, but I'm glad I was able to get results with judo that sought to win. I want to change the class and do judo as much as possible. I want to continue. "

On top of that, he was looking at a new goal for the World Championships in June, saying, "I want to devise measures and aim for a gold medal even in the 48 kg class."

On the other hand, in the women's class over 78 kg, Wakaharu Tomita did not score points by skill in the final, but won by losing the foul of the opponent who received three guidance, and in the domestic tournament, it has been three consecutive tournaments since last fall. Won the championship.

In addition, Nanako Tsubone won the 52 kg class, Haruka Funakubo won the 57 kg class, Nami Nabekura won the 63 kg class, Saki Niizoe won the 70 kg class, and Rika Takayama won the 78 kg class. ..