Wrestling Tokyo Olympics Asian qualifying was held in Kazakhstan on the 9th, and 26-year-old Shohei Yabiku, a men's Greco-Roman style 77 kg class, was appointed as the first Olympic representative.
Of the 18 classes of men and women in total, one of each of the eight classes has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, and the remaining 10 classes are the Asian qualifiers that started in Kazakhstan on the 9th, or in May. If you are in the second place in any of the world qualifying rounds, you will be unofficially decided.
Men's Greco-Roman style 77 kg class Yahihisa went forward and put pressure on him, and he was good at earning points by ground fighting and won the semifinals without danger.
In the semi-finals, they played against Chinese players, and in the first half they competed for points with each other and were on par with 2-2, but in the second half, they scored points in quick succession from their tired opponents and won 6-2 to win the final. I proceeded.
Yahihisa is now in second place and has been appointed as the first Olympic representative.
Yabiku is 26 years old from Okinawa prefecture.
Since 2015, when he was a third-year student at Nippon Sport Science University, he has won the All Japan Championship five times, and has been leading the country in this class, but he has not been able to achieve outstanding results in international competitions, and he missed the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. did.
He steadily strengthened his regrettable experience and said, "I am more than 90% confident." He advanced to the finals and showed growth, and was appointed as the Olympic representative, which he had been aiming for since he was a child.