Uta Abe
- Country:Japan
- Born:14 July 2000 (20 years)
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Golden Uta Abe dominates Judo Grand Slam
The question at the start of the competition was clearly: who could really oppose the reigning world champion and big favourite for the Olympic title this summer, Abe Uta Abe answered the question quickly in Tashkent. Even when lacking competition and sometimes a bit of rhythm, which did not allow her to win all her fights by ippon, Abe qualified for the final without any real concern. Read more
All four Japanese judoka in the finals in Tashkent
In four of the five weight categories at the first day of the Grand Slam in Tashkent there is a Japanese contender. The Japanese athletes are performing at top level again and the preliminaries were a delight for the eyes. They Japanese team came with 11 athletes and none of the four athletes today have lost a match. Read more
Japanese siblings be plan double act at Tokyo 2021 Olympics
Top judo athletes Hifumi Abe and his younger sister Uta will compete together this Summer at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The unprecedented cancellation of last years Olympic Games due to the actual world context was a huge disappointment to sports fans worldwide, and we wait with baited breath to hear if Japan will go ahead and stage the worlds biggest sporting even this year. Read more
Uta Abe's Sode Uchi mata
Yesterday we wrote about the standard uchi mata forms, but Uta Abe is well-known for her uchimata and her sode-tsurikomi-goshi. And sometimes, she combines both of them to do a hybrid sode-uchimata which is rather unique. Oon Yeoh describes the details. Read more
Japan Judo Federation announces draft Olympic team
The All Japan Judo Federation announced for most categories the selection for the team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The host nation picked a 12-member team including reigning men’s U73kg Olympic champion Shohei Ono and back-to-back women’s U52kg world champion Uta Abe. Read more
- 21 Feb 2020Abe Uta avenges Osaka loss to Buchard
- 20 Feb 2020Shohei Ono leads top team of Japan in Düsseldorf
- 24 Dec 2019The Dream matches of the year
- 18 Nov 2019Uta Abe close to nomination for the Olympic Games
- 6 Nov 2019Japan selects fingerlicking team to Grand Slam Osaka
- 26 Aug 2019Uta Abe keeps red back patch in the family
- 26 Aug 2019What happened so far at Day 2: Favourites progress
- 26 Aug 2019Tokyo Preview women U52kg: Super clash between Abe and Kelmendi
| Result | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent | 5 Mar |
| 1 | Düsseldorf | 2020 |
| 2 | Osaka | 2019 |
| 1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
| 1 | Tokyo | 2019 |
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