The final day of the All-Japan Wrestling Championship was held, and Yui Susaki, who won the gold medal in this class of the Tokyo Olympics, won the women's 50-kilometer class.
The All-Japan Wrestling Championship was held on the final day of the competition in Tokyo, which also served as the representative selection for the World Championships to be held in Serbia in September.
On the 19th, 6 classes were held for both men and women, and Susaki, who won the gold medal in this class of the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 50 kg class, faced the first actual battle after the Olympics.
Susaki won two games to advance to the final, and she played against Remina Yoshimoto, who won the world championship last year.
In this match, Susaki accumulated points with her skillful movements and won 4-2 to win the third victory in this class for the first time in three years.
After that, a playoff was held to decide the representative of the world championship with the same face-to-face, and Susaki won 8-0 to become the representative.
Mayu Shichido, who won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg class at the Tokyo Olympics, raised her rank to participate in the 55 kg class.
Shichi won the technical fall in all three games up to the final, and also won the playoffs to represent the world championships.
In the women's 62 kg class, Yukako Kawai, who won the gold medal in this event of the Tokyo Olympics, lost to Nonoka Ozaki, who was third in the world championship last year, and Ozaki became the representative of the world championship.
In addition, Kenichiro Fumita, a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 60 kg class, and Shohei Yabiku, a bronze medal in the 77 kg class, won the men's Greco-Roman.
Fumita and Yahihisa have also been selected as world championship representatives.
Yui Susaki "I'm off to a good start"
Yui Susaki, a female 50-kilometer class player, won the championship in this tournament, which was her return to the actual battle after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. There is. We have made a good start to grow in the future. "
On top of that, she expressed her enthusiasm for the Paris Olympics two years later, aiming for the second straight victory, "I will aim for further heights so that I can be a player who does not show a chance."
Yukako Kawai "I lost the game, but I'm glad I went to the tournament."
Yukako Kawai, a female 62-kilometer class player, revealed that after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, she couldn't concentrate on the competition and had to worry about it. I'm in. I lost the game, but I'm glad I was in the Games. I want to praise myself for coming this far. "
Shichi "My legs moved as I expected"
Mayu Shichido, a female 55-kilometer class player, looked back on this tournament with her husband and coach Shodai. "I was nervous, but my legs moved as I expected from the first match. Shodai coach supported me. I was so enthusiastic that I could give back, "he smiled.
After revealing the policy of returning the class to the 53 kg class that won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics from the All Japan Championship in December, on the 18th, he won the 53 kg class of this tournament for the second consecutive time and won the official game in a row of "100". "I'm a really strong player and I have to defeat him. I want to win the world championship first and then rebuild my body for the representative of the Paris Olympics."