The All Japan Women's Championship was held to decide the best judo women in Japan by weight indiscriminately, and Wakaba Tomita won the championship for the first time in two years.
The Judo All Japan Women's Championship was held in Yokohama on the 17th, and last year's Tokyo Olympics women's gold medalist Akira Sone, who weighs more than 78 kg, did not participate, but this month's All Japan Selected Weight Championship was held. Tomita, who won the championship, and Sarah Asahina, who won the world championship last year, participated.
Of these, Tomita won four games and advanced to the final, even with his strong Uchi mata from the second round of the first round.
In the final, she played against Akemi Hashimoto, who belongs to the same team.
In the game, they entered the extra time without scoring points from each other, and around 3 and a half minutes, Hashimoto received the third instruction and lost the foul, and Tomita won the championship for the first time in two years.
Asahina was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus last month, and she attended this tournament a week after returning to practice, but she lost to Hashimoto in the semi-finals.
Tsukasa Yoshida, a 57-kilometer bronze medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, also participated in the tournament. In the third round, he lost to a player in the class over 78 kg after an extension.
In addition, the 48-kilogram class silver medalist Funa Tonaki of the Tokyo Olympics lost to a player who fights in a class over 78 kg in the second round of the first round.
Tomita "I'm going to win because I can teach"
Wakaba Tomita, who won the second victory for the first time in two years, said, "I definitely wanted to win the final, I had to win. It is difficult to throw during the match with the opponent I usually practice. I felt that it was okay to give guidance, so I switched to winning. Now I am relieved to win the championship. "
He revealed that he hadn't practiced enough because he was injured in the ligament of his right hand at this month's All Japan Selection Weight Championship. However, it was important for me to play in the match and win the championship, and I thought that I was the worst to miss. I was confident that I could win even in this situation. "
After that, he said, "I will fight against overseas players in the future. If I aim for the Paris Olympics, I want to win the world championship and appeal."
Yoshida "It was fun and I noticed a lot"
Tsukasa Yoshida, who lost at the end of the extension in the third round, said, "I participated for the first time because I wanted to try, but I am very happy to be able to play the match. I was hoping that the third round would put more pressure on me. In order to beat the players in the class, I have to play against the heavier class. I usually practice only with the players in the same class, so it was a lot of fun to play against a bigger opponent than myself, and I noticed a lot. " I looked back with a radiant look.
On top of that, he said, "Because the fight will continue toward the Paris Olympics, I want to put out all the games that will be played and build up so that I can do judo that I am satisfied with."