Wakaba Tomita, who won the All Japan Women's Championship in the class over 78 kg, was selected as the women's representative of the World Judo Championships to be held in October.
On the 17th, the All Japan Judo Federation held a strengthening committee after the All Japan Women's Championship, and selected two new players for the women's national team of the World Championship to be held in Uzbekistan in October.
Of these, Tomita, who won the All Japan Women's Championship following this month's All Japan Selection Weight Championship, was selected for the class weighing over 78 kg, and Saki Niizoe was selected as the second representative of the 70 kg class. I did.
Sarah Asahina, who won the world championship last year in a class over 78 kg, became a member of the mixed team.
Katsuyuki Masuchi, the coach of the women's national team, said about Tomita, "I know that in order to become a Japanese national team, I have to win the competition in Japan. Fighting with them leads to growth. "
He also explained the reason for choosing Niizoe, "The 70 kg class has a thin player base for the Paris Olympics. I would like to dispatch two players in the 70 kg class than other classes to strengthen it." rice field.
In addition, representatives of the Asian Games to be held in China in September have also been announced. Tsukasa Yoshida, Nami Nabekura for the 63 kg class, Yoko Ono for the 70 kg class, Mami Umeki for the 78 kg class, and Akira Sone, the gold medalist for the Tokyo Games, for the over 78 kg class. It was.