At the Tokyo Olympics, Kuki Harasawa, a class over 100 kg for boys in judo, lost in the 3rd place deciding match and missed the medal.
Aiming for the heaviest rehabilitation, but with severe results
Hisayoshi Harasawa attended the Olympic Games for the second time in a row. Last time, the silver medalist at the Rio de Janeiro Games had a tough result of missing a medal in a tournament that challenged Japan's supreme proposition, the heaviest rehabilitation.
Harasawa lost to French absolute champion Teddy Riner in the final of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, which was his first Olympic appearance. Even if he won the silver medal, he said that he was still in regret, saying, "I was in the best condition, but I couldn't hunt down."
I swore that "the next time will be the best in the world" and will restart, but the progress of the last five years has not been flat. In 2017, I was diagnosed with "overtraining syndrome", which caused me to feel unwell due to extreme physical and mental fatigue, and took a rest for a while.
Even so, I made a big decision, saying, "I wanted to do judo, and once again I wanted to do my best to reach my goal of gold medal." In 2018, I retired from my place of employment. I was prepared to give up all the support and stability of my life and put everything into the Olympics.
After that, with the advice of the contracted training facility, I thoroughly managed my physical condition by measuring blood pressure and pulse, and it became a daily routine to make vegetable juice at home, which I heard was good for my health.
As my physical anxiety decreased, my grades gradually stabilized, and I won a silver medal at the adult world championships, and after that I took the position of the Olympic representative.
The men's class over 100 kg is a battle to decide the strongest judoka in the world who added speed to overwhelming power. Since being appointed as the representative, Harasawa has continued to practice with the consciousness of holding the kumite first and accelerating the technique, trying to compete by making the most of the instantaneous power of the characteristic rather than competing with power. rice field.
And we have also devised measures for Riner, the biggest barrier that must be overcome. It is a learning of "Seoi-nage" that jumps into the pocket of a tall Riner player. It is a strategy to find a winning opportunity by adding a new carrying technique to the foot technique such as Uchi mata and Osotogari, which are the special techniques.
To win the gold medal in Japan's heaviest class for the first time in three tournaments, "I think that if I win here, I will be the strongest judoka. I want to prove it, "and went to the Olympics.
Harasawa, who had a tough combination, lost to Czech world champion Kurparek after an extension in the semi-finals.
The opponent of the 3rd place playoff is Riner who lost in the quarterfinals and missed the third straight victory. Harasawa lost in the bronze medal match and was unable to humiliate his rivals, resulting in a severe result of missing a medal in a tournament that challenged Japan's supreme proposition, the heaviest rehabilitation.