Tatsuru Saito, a 20-year-old who won the All Japan Championship, was selected as the representative of the men's class over 100 kg in the World Judo Championships held in October.
The All Japan Judo Federation held a strengthening committee after the All Japan Championship on the 29th, and selected Saito, who won the All Japan Championship, as the representative of the men's 100 kg class of the World Championship held in Uzbekistan in October.
20-year-old Saito is the first representative of the world championships.
Men's representative Keiji Suzuki commented on the reasons for the selection, based on the fact that he defeated Tokyo Olympics representative Hisayoshi Harasawa and last year's world championship Kokoro Kageura, and said, "Winner of the All Japan Championship and last year's international tournament. I highly evaluated it. I beat Harasawa and Kageura, and the content is also suitable for the representative. "
In addition, Jun Konno, chairman of the strengthening committee, said, "I haven't seen many athletes who can control such a big body. In addition to their high athletic ability, they have inherited the skills of their father, Hitoshi Saito. Growth is also remarkable, and there is still room for growth. "
In addition, Yusei Ogawa, who weighs more than 100 kg, Goki Tajima, who weighs 90 kg, and Kenji Harada, who weighs 73 kg, were selected as members of the mixed team of the World Championships. Kageura was selected to represent the 100-kilometer class at the Asian Championships in China.