The All Japan Championship, which decides the best judo in Japan by weight indiscriminately, was held, and both Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Shohei Ono and Naohisa Takato were eliminated in the first round.
The Judo All-Japan Championship was held on the 29th at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, with spectators for the first time in three years.
The tournament was held indiscriminately by weight, and Ohno, who won the men's 73 kg class at the Tokyo Olympics for the second time in a row, and Takato, who won the 60 kg class, participated.
Ohno, who participated for the third time, played against Muneya Maeda, who usually fights in the 90 kg class, in the first round.
The match was a development in which the techniques were combined with each other, and Ohno actively engaged in tomoe nage and osotogari.
However, with just over one minute left, I couldn't keep up with the opponent's Osotogari, and I was defeated by being deprived of its effectiveness.
Ohno said, "Because the opponent teamed up without any tricks, I could stop and play head-to-head as I wanted to. I have a strong feeling that I wanted to play another one or two games on this stage, but the audience at the Budokan. I felt the irreplaceable joy of being able to do judo in front of everyone. "
Regarding the future, "I can't say loudly that I'll do my best until the next Olympics, but I'd like to wait while expecting myself to bring back the cheers I received today and see what my heart will do." I was talking.
Takato played against Daikatsu Tanaka, who usually fights in the 90-kilometer class in the first round.
Takato moved around to the opponent with a difference in weight and searched for a chance, but he was thrown about 1 minute after the start and was deprived of his skill, and he lost one with his arm squeezing cross.
Takato said, "He couldn't put out his strength, but it was a good experience. I hope that lightweight players will continue to participate in the All Japan Championship."