The Tokyo Paralympics Judo Men, Kento Masaki, a class over 100 kg who aimed to win medals for the third consecutive tournament, lost in the repechage and did not win medals.
Masaki, a class of men over 100 kg, won a gold medal at the 2012 London Games and a bronze medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, aiming for the third consecutive medal.
Around 2 minutes after the start of the first quarter-final by a Georgia player, he was deprived of his waza-ari by ura nage, and was suppressed as it was, losing with one combined technique and going to the repechage.
In the repechage, Masaki played against a Cuban player and was deprived of his waza-ari by "single seoi-nage" about 30 seconds later. I lost with one waza-ari and did not win medals for the third consecutive tournament.
Masaki said, "I want to reflect on it after I come back today. From tomorrow, I want to keep looking ahead for three years until Paris. I am satisfied with the result, but please support the teachers. I'm sorry for those who have been there, "he said, showing his motivation in the future.
Regarding the event at Corona, he said, "I thought I couldn't hold it, so I'm grateful that it was held. Also, I was really honored to be able to play a match at Nippon Budokan." ..
“Looking ahead with this loss”
Masaki, a leading player who attended the Paralympics for three consecutive tournaments at the age of 34. Since the last Rio de Janeiro Games, I was bounced off the wall of overseas players who have improved their abilities at once, and I missed the medal.
Masaki, who had an unknown congenital amblyopia, started general judo in the first year of junior high school. With good results such as finishing 3rd in the high school as a whole, the university went on to the powerful Tenri University and learned Judo, which is said to be the tradition of Tenri, with both hands firmly assembled and thrown.
After that, I was invited by the people concerned to aim for the Paralympics, and after graduating from university, I switched to judo for the visually impaired. Masaki, who is 1 meter and 90 centimeters tall and weighs 150 kilograms, has the power generated from his large physique in addition to the judo cultivated at the university, which fits perfectly with the characteristics of this competition starting from the assembled state.
In addition to winning a gold medal at the 2012 London Games without attracting overseas players, he also won a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games last time. Before the Tokyo 2020 Games, which will be the third consecutive tournament, he said, "The world level has risen at a stretch since the last tournament." I tried to practice while imagining.
As a result, until now, I have been particular about my specialty, which emphasizes power, but I have emphasized strategy, such as changing the way I lose my posture and enter the technique according to the physical characteristics and habits of the other party. I did.
However, a tough battle awaited at the Tokyo tournament, which aimed for medals for the third consecutive tournament. In the first match, he was thrown back when he tried to get into the harai goshi, which he was good at against Georgia players, and he was suppressed and lost. Even in the repechage, he was defeated by being robbed of two.
Regarding the third Paralympic Games, which ended in two consecutive losses, Masaki said, "The result is the worst, but I have to be convinced."
Even so, Masaki immediately said,
"Tomorrow, I have to practice more. I want to look ahead with this loss." As
early as three years from now,
I will take on
a new challenge in anticipation of the Paris tournament. I showed my determination to start.