All Japan Wrestling Championship Men's Freestyle 65kg Otoguro Champion

On the final day of the All Japan Wrestling Championships, Takuto Otoguro, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, showed his ability as a gold medalist.

In the men's 65-kilogram freestyle class, Otoguro's first competition in 1 year and 5 months since last year's Tokyo Olympics.

Otoguro, who won the two games up to the final with a technical fall victory, played against Ryoma Anraku, who won the bronze medal at this year's World Championships under the age of 23.

Otoguro racked up points with sharp tackles and won 4-0, winning the championship for the third time in three years.

In the men's Greco-Roman style 60 kg class, Kenichiro Fumita, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, won his fourth victory for the first time in two years.

Takuto Otoguro "I was able to beat a strong player in the final"

Takuto Otoguro, who won the men's 65-kilogram freestyle class, won the tournament for the first time since last year's Tokyo Olympics. I can appreciate it because I was able to do it," he said.

As for the reason why he left the competition for over a year, he explained, "The Tokyo Olympics was my number one goal, so the sense of loss was quite strong. I no longer enjoy wrestling."

Still, he started practicing in earnest about two months before this tournament, and said, "I felt it after leaving wrestling. I want to do more while being involved in wrestling." was

Kenichiro Fumita "I was able to resist wrestling"

Kenichiro Fumita, who won the men's Greco-Roman style 60-kilogram weight class, said, "I was able to wrestle with patience. I was able to put on a lot of pressure and score points at key points. First of all, I was able to win and get one step closer to Paris. Good,” he recalled.

And based on the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year and the bronze medal at the world championships this year, he said, "The world is more cautious of me than I thought and has taken measures, and my ideals have not caught up with those measures. I really felt that. I felt that I should face it seriously and work hard to win."