Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Uta Abe won the women's 52kg class on the final day of the Grand Slam Tokyo, an international judo tournament.
The Grand Slam Tokyo is a tournament related to the domestic selection for the world championship next May, and on the 2nd day, the 4th, matches were held in a total of 8 weight classes for men and women.
Among them, in the women's 52 kg class, Uta Abe, who won the world championship in October and was the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, advanced to the final and faced last year's world champion, Ai Shishime.
In the match, Shishime aggressively attacked with his footwork, but Abe, who held back, gradually picked up the pace and turned aggressive.
After 4 minutes into extra time, Shishime received a third instruction, resulting in a foul loss, and Abe won the championship.
In addition, in the men's 60-kilogram class, Hayato Kondo, a third-year university student, advanced to the final and played against a Korean player, but lost in extra time and finished second.
In the men's 66-kilometer final, Joshiro Maruyama, second in the world championship this year, played against Tatsunari Hattori, a third-year high school student, and Maruyama won the championship by taking one in a Tomoe throw.
In the men's 100-kilogram class, Kentaro Iida, the representative of the world championship this year, advanced to the final, but was defeated by an Italian player and finished second.
Also, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Wolf Aron lost in the second round, which was the first match in this class.
In the men's over 100-kilometer class, Aya Ota won the world championship last year's world champion Kokoro Kageura with his Ouchi-gari.
In the women's 48-kilogram final, Kano Miyaki, a third-year high school student, faced Rina Tachikawa, who won the Kodokan Cup this year. did.
Natsumi Tsunoda, who won the world championship this year, was 3rd.
In the women's 78-kilometer final, Rika Takayama, who won the Kodokan Cup this year, defeated Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Naori Hamada in extra time to win the championship.
In the women's over-78-kilometer class, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Teru Sone defeated Mayu Akiba in the final with an ippon seoi nage to win the championship.
Poetry Abe "Dedicated to consecutive victories at the Paris Olympics"
Uta Abe, who won the women's 52-kilogram class, injured her knee about two weeks ago, and said, "I haven't been able to get in the right condition and I haven't been able to do what I wanted, but I'm going to focus on improving my mental strength. I wonder if it led to such a result because I switched to it."
Abe, who underwent surgery on both shoulders last autumn, said, "After the surgery, I was able to concentrate on training, so I think I've improved even more since before the Olympics. First of all, I won the World Championships and won my second consecutive victory at the Paris Olympics. I will do my best to be able to do it," he said enthusiastically.
Ai Shishime "It was a lack of research"
Ai Shishime, who lost to Abe and finished in second place, said, "It was difficult to play as a player who knew each other well. I couldn't throw it all, which is an issue for the future. Losing is a study. I think it was lacking," he said.
Joshiro Maruyama "We won even with terrible content"
Joshiro Maruyama, who won the men's 66-kilogram class, said, "The content was so bad that I almost scored 0 points. It was a tournament where my condition didn't improve until the end, but I think that the fact that I won even in that situation will lead to my future." There was no smile even after the victory.
As for the future, he said, "If I am selected for the World Championships in May next year, I will do my best to prepare for that and do my best to become the best in the world again." .
Teru Sone "I wanted to leave a result"
Teru Sone, who won the women's class over 78 km, seemed a little relieved, saying, "I came here with the intention of winning, so I'm glad I was able to leave behind a good result."
Even so, he braced himself, saying, ``There are a lot of issues to be addressed.
Wolf Aron, who lost the first match, "It shouldn't happen"
Men's 100-kilogram class Wolf Aron, who lost in the second round, said, "I have a strong feeling of pity. The best thing is to do it to win myself, but when many people are coming to support me, I can't do this. If you want to continue practicing judo, you have to make preparations so that such a match won't happen again." I felt regret.
Wolff, who had been away from actual competition for a year and three months due to injuries to his right ankle after the Tokyo Olympics, said, "I'm still a little prepared for the basics, such as performing techniques before my opponent. I felt we weren't there. We didn't have time to play, so I thought we needed to play a little more."