Yui Suzaki, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, won the All Japan Championship, which decides the best wrestling in Japan, for the first time in three years and the third time in three years.
On the third day of the All Japan Championships, 13 weight classes were held at Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo.
Of these, in the final of the women's 50-kilogram class, Susaki, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year and won the world championship this year, and Remina Yoshimoto, who won the gold medal at the world championship last year and is aiming for the third straight victory in this tournament. played against
In addition to her characteristic tackling, Suzaki said, "I will win by pushing through," and she accumulated points with various attacks such as dynamic throws.
Suzaki won the four matches up to the final in this tournament without losing a single point, showing her overwhelming strength.
This tournament is related to the selection of the representatives for the Paris Olympics, and Suzaki, who won the championship, will be a representative of the world championships to be held in September next year if he wins the All Japan Invitational Championships next June.
Winning a medal at this world championship would qualify her for the Paris Olympics, a step closer to her second Olympic appearance in a row.