Aramitsu Kitazono, a 81-kilometer-class male player who was injured in contact with an autonomous car in the Olympic Village on the 26th, was the representative of Japan for the Tokyo Paralympics and Judo. It has been decided that the match will be missed on the 28th.
On the 26th, Judo Men's 81-kilometer class Kitazono came into contact with an autonomous electric car running on the premises in the Olympic Village in Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
Judo coach Yoshiyasu Endo, the Japanese national team coach, announced on the 27th that Kitazono will miss the match on the 28th due to poor physical condition.
It was announced on the night of the 27th that Kitazono could not participate in the match because he did not perform the official weighing the day before the match, and he will be absent on the 28th.
Kitazono is 30 years old.
In the 2012 London Games, he participated in the 100-kilometer class and finished 7th, and in the following Rio de Janeiro Games, he changed his class to the 73-kilometer class and finished 5th.
This tournament, which is the third tournament, was scheduled to participate in the 81 kg class.