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Japanese rookies start the IJF World Tour in Portugal
23 Jan 2024 09:10
IJF Media team by Jo Crowley and JudoInside
IJF Gabriela Sabau / International Judo Federation
At the Grand Prix of Portugal Japan is present and in quite some number but there is not a single member of the A or B team among seniors. This team is brimming with teenagers, some of whom have world medals at cadet and or junior level and are now testing themselves with this new big step up.
Yamato Fukuda (U60 kg), Komei Kawabata (U90 kg), Kano Miyaki (U48 kg), Mayu Honda (U70 kg) are among the team, all world champions in the same venue just a few months ago, winning gold medals at the Junior World Championships Odivelas 2023. Ryuga Tanaka (U73 kg), Yuta Nakamura (+100 kg) and Hikari Yoshioka (U48 kg) are also in attendance, 3 of Japan’s junior world champions from the Guayaquil edition in 2022.
It appears that Japan have mobilised their Los Angeles 2028 strategy and this team, despite it’s average age, are going to spoil the plans of many a senior seeking a ladder to the higher echelons of the World Ranking List in Portugal.
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