Shohei Ono and Wolf Aaron, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, were selected as the men's representatives of judo at the Asian Games to be held in September.
The All Japan Judo Federation held a strengthening committee on the 14th, and selected six men's representatives from the Asian Games to be held in China in September.
Of these, Ohno, who won the Tokyo Olympics for the second time in a row, was selected for the men's 73 kg class, and Wolf, the Tokyo Olympic gold medal, was selected for the men's 100 kg class.
Both of them missed the All Japan Championships by Weight this month due to injuries, and although they were not represented in the World Championships in October, their past achievements were evaluated and they were selected as the representatives of the Asian Games. rice field.
Keiji Suzuki, the men's representative, said, "It is important for athletes who have finished the big Olympic Games to be motivated again. We would like to create such an environment and support further strengthening. The Asian Games will lead to the Paris Olympic Games. And aim for a gold medal in all classes. "
In addition, Ryuju Nagayama was selected for the 60 kg class, Ryoma Tanaka for the 66 kg class, Takeshi Sasaki for the 81 kg class, and Sanshiro Murao for the 90 kg class.
Classes over 100 kg will be represented after the All Japan Championship on the 29th of this month.