Judo boys have won gold medals for four consecutive days.

Takanori Nagase, an 81-kilometer class player, achieved his long-cherished wish by overcoming the regrets of the previous tournament and the subsequent serious injury to his knees.

At the last Rio de Janeiro Games, where he participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, Nagase was a candidate for the championship as the world champion of the previous year.


However, the result is a bronze medal. Even if he secures a medal, he recalls, "I was disappointed."



From that point on, the only thing I aimed for was the "Tokyo Olympics Gold Medal."


However, at the 2017 World Championships, he suffered a serious injury that injured his right knee ligament. From here, a painful rehabilitation with treatment and a monotonous menu started, and I couldn't play the game for a year.



Even after returning, he lost the first race at the Kodokan Cup, which was the second race to return to the tournament in Japan.



"Since I came back, I couldn't win the game for a long time, and even when I practiced, I couldn't move and perform for a long time



." He further said, "I can't go back to my previous self. Instead of going back, I'm looking for a new judo."



When I was hungry, the results began to appear in the match.


Since the summer of the summer, he has won four international tournaments in a row and has made a big comeback in the fight for the national team. Only one athlete who did not participate in the World Championships of the year was selected to represent the Olympics.



Nagase, who had a characteristic of judo aiming for one by throwing an opponent with a foot technique that makes use of his long limbs, reviewed his strategy after he injured his knee. He received the skills of his opponent under the theme of "fighting tenaciously," and at times he was willing to do judo with the aim of instructing his opponent.



I was particular about winning in order to win the gold medal at the Olympics. The second Olympics, which took five years to reach, was exactly what I was talking about before the Games.

Of the 5 games, 4 games are overtime.

The first match was extended, and in a scene where two coaches lined up with each other, the opponent was given a third coach and won.

Even after that, he fought hard for kumite and desperately held back the skill of the opponent.



There was a series of games in which the team took advantage of a momentary chance to win by scoring points.


However, Nagase was prepared for this tough battle.



"One chance only, that the one chance I thought that there is no choice but to to things. Now that we have prepared on the assumption the long war in training"



final was played against tenaciously to win up to Moraei players.

Nagase keeps a distance from the opponent who uses his power to compete in close quarters, and puts his foot out from a long distance to restrain him.



It was 1 minute and 30 seconds after the extension of this game.

Waza-ari with casters using long legs.


I got one chance with my favorite foot technique.

Nagase said to the gold medal that he had won over five years, "I experienced a lot of injuries and hardships, so I was able to grow my mental strength. What I have done so far has been rewarded without waste." I answered.



Director Kosei Inoue of the Japan Men's National Team also said, "Each member has experienced hardships, but Nagase has been quietly accumulating one by one so that I wonder if there is something that can make such an effort. It made me feel again that I wouldn't betray. "