The All Japan Championship, which decides the best karate in Japan, was held at Nippon Budokan, and Ryo Kiyuna, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, won the first 10 consecutive titles in the men's form.
This year's Karate All-Japan Championship will be held at the Nippon Budokan, which is the same venue as the Tokyo Olympics. An individual battle was held.
The tournament was held with a maximum of 5,000 spectators, and was visited by a large number of people such as fans and related parties.
In the men's form, Ryo Kiyuna, who was the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics and won the world championship last month for the fourth consecutive time, successfully won and advanced to the final.
Then, in the final, he showed a powerful performance that made the best use of his strength, and won the championship at 28.48 with a difference of 1 point or more, and achieved the first 10 consecutive victories in the history of the tournament.
On the other hand, in the women's form, Hikaru Ohno, who won the silver medal at the world championship last month, won the second straight victory with a high score of 28.02 in his agile and sharp performance.
In the final of Kumite, which competes indiscriminately for weight, Yusei Sakiyama won the second consecutive victory for boys, and Ayaka Saito won the second victory for the first time in two years.
10 consecutive victories Ryo Kiyuna "To a karateka who can show his back"
Ryo Kiyuna, who won the first 10 consecutive titles in the men's form, said, "I'm honestly happy. I think that continuing to work hard and concentrating on each tournament has led to this. I looked back.
After that, he said, "I would be happy if many children could see and feel the importance of continuing."
Looking back on the Tokyo Olympics held without spectators, he said, "I really wanted a lot of people to see it. I'm glad that many people saw this All Japan Championship."
When asked about the future, he said, "Karate will continue for the rest of my life, so I want to train myself and become a karateka who can show my back as if I had seen teachers and seniors." He showed his determination as a single person.
Kumite 2 consecutive victories Sakiyama "I've come this far with support"
Yusei Sakiyama, a fourth-year college student who won the men's kumite for the second time in a row, said with tears, "I'm relieved because I've come this far with the support of various people such as directors, alumni, synchronization, and juniors." ..
In addition, looking back on the game on the 12th, he analyzed, "I wanted to decide because I practiced kicking, but I was happy as a result because I decided to hit by kicking."
Women's form 2 consecutive victories Ohno "I want to pursue my own form"
Hikaru Ohno, who won the women's form for the second time in a row, recalled, "I'm relieved that I faced this match with a different feeling than last year."
In addition, based on the fact that he could not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, he said, "I was worried every day when I watched my goal, the Olympics, on my home TV. It was a year when I thought about retirement."
After that, he said, "I was able to overcome that and come back to this point, so I would like to pursue my own shape with the aim of further heightening."
Women's Kumite 2nd victory for the first time in 2 years Saito "The accumulation is the result"
Ayaka Saito, who won the women's kumite for the second time in two years, said, "I wasn't feeling well because I won or lost a year, and I felt like I was losing sight of my karate. However, I was able to practice, so the accumulation led to this result. "