“First of all, it is the first decision to be a representative, but now France is excited and strong in judo. It is exciting to imagine the moment when I win a gold medal in such a country. I won the Olympics in a row and the judo world I want to connect to the dream of winning the Olympic Games for the fourth time in a row, which no one has achieved. “
If the completed model as a judoka player is 100, how much do you recognize Hifumi Abe at the moment?
“Of the 100 …, yeah, it’s still about 20 or 30. My biggest dream is to win the championship for the fourth time in a row, and maybe it may not reach 100, but I want to go towards that. “
If it is 20 or 30, what kind of judoka is 100 Abe Hifumi? I want to look forward to it.
Hifumi Abe
Born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1997
2003 Started judo at the age of 6
2012 “National Junior High School Judo Tournament” 2nd consecutive victory
2014 “Kodokan Cup” Winner
2017 “All Japan Selected Judo Weight Championship” 2nd consecutive victory
2018 World Championship for the second time in a row
Win the 2020 national team deciding match and win an Olympic ticket
2021 “Tokyo 2020” Judo Men’s 66 kg class gold medal
Born in Hyogo prefecture in 1997. He started judo with his older brother, who is two years older, and won the youngest men’s championship in the history of the tournament at Grand Slam Tokyo when he was in the second year of Shinko Gakuen High School. In 2017, he won the 2018 World Judo Championships for the second time in a row. He has won many other world championships. His specialty is Seoi-nage. He won the gold medal in the “Tokyo 2020” judo men’s 66 kg class. He belongs to Park 24.
Words Takeshi Sato
