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▼ Kondo Makes List of Japan Judo Members for Rio
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Ami Kondo won Japanese judo’s most heated rivalry in the competition for a spot at the Rio Games, being chosen over Haruna Asami as the women’s 48-kilogram representative for the national team on Sunday.
The All Japan Judo Federation announced the national squad for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Games in 12 classes after the All-Japan invitational weight class championships at the Fukuoka Convention Center.
Twenty-year-old Kondo, the 2014 world champion, won the 48-kilogram division at the weight class championships to grab her first Olympic berth, while 27-year-old Asami, who won the World Championships twice in 2010 and 2011, suffered a first-round exit.
Kaori Matsumoto will be the sole Japanese judoka to seek back-to-back gold medals at Rio. The 2012 London champion lost in the semifinals of the women’s 57-kilogram division on Sunday, but was chosen as the Japan representative apparently because of her results at international tournaments.
Ami Kondo won Japanese judo’s most heated rivalry in the competition for a spot at the Rio Games, being chosen over Haruna Asami as the women’s 48-kilogram representative for the national team on Sunday.
The All Japan Judo Federation announced the national squad for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Games in 12 classes after the All-Japan invitational weight class championships at the Fukuoka Convention Center.
Twenty-year-old Kondo, the 2014 world champion, won the 48-kilogram division at the weight class championships to grab her first Olympic berth, while 27-year-old Asami, who won the World Championships twice in 2010 and 2011, suffered a first-round exit.
Kaori Matsumoto will be the sole Japanese judoka to seek back-to-back gold medals at Rio. The 2012 London champion lost in the semifinals of the women’s 57-kilogram division on Sunday, but was chosen as the Japan representative apparently because of her results at international tournaments.
- April 6, 2016
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