World Judo Championships (Next May, Doha) The first day of the Kodokan Cup All Japan Weight Category Championships, which also serves as the first selection for the Japanese national team, will be held at Chiba Port Arena on the 29th, and the women’s 7 classes will be held, and the 63 kg class will be held in Tokyo. Olympic representative Mirai Tashiro won the championship for the first time after winning all five matches by ippon. It was the first real match after the Olympics.
In the 57-kilogram class, Momo Tamaki defeated Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Tsukasa Yoshida in the final to win her second title. Rina Tachikawa won the 48kg class and Rika Takayama won the 78kg class for the second time.
In the over-78kg class, Mayu Akiba took the top spot for the second time, while last year’s world champion Sara Asahina was eliminated in the second round of the first round due to a foul loss by both sides in Guidance 3. The 52kg class was won by Ikujun Omori and the 70kg class by Moeka Kuwagata for the first time.