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Legend Yamashita Yasuhiro remained undefeated for 203 matches in a row
8 Nov 2017 13:25
by Mark Pickering - IJF
Andre de Heus
Olympic and Openweight World Championships winner Yasuhiro Yamashita, who is widely regarded as the greatest judoka of all time, believes fan can expect an exciting spectacle in Marrekech.
The "Musabetsu" (Openweight) Category has a long tradition in judo. This year, judoka from all categories will gather in Marrakech to compete for this prestigious title. Although the smaller judoka may have a smaller chance of glory, it will be very exciting to watch who will be crowned as the strongest judoka amongst all categories."
Yamashita, who is now the President of the All Japan Judo Federation and an IJF Development Director, will be in attendance in Morocco.
"I hope these Championships to be the opportunity where athletes show their daily efforts regardless of their weight differences and demonstrate the spirit of "Ju yoku go wo seisu" (softness subdues hardness)," added the Japanese great.
Yasuhiro Yamashita is the best judoka of his generation, a judo phenomenon who won the All Japan title from 1977-1985, 9 years in a row. He won four world titles in 1979, 1981, 1983. In 1984 he finally won the Olympic title in Los Angeles. Yamashita won 203 matches in a row since 1977 most by ippon.
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