The all Japan Judo Championships in Fukuoka have showed some incredible matches, worth while a World Championships final. A gorgeous tournament where five Olympic Champions of Tokyo2020 returned to the battle. The U66kg class final was obviously the most bespoke contest between Hifumi Abe (Park 24) who defeated Joshiro Maruyama (MIKI HOUSE).

It was the third victory for Hifumi Abe since his first gold in 2016 as 18-year old. He won again in 2017 and was interrupted by Joshiro Maruyama twice who also became World Champion. In 2020 Ryoma Tanaka won the title when the Olympians were protected and didn’t have to fight. Now Abe is back with a third title.

Abe is a dignified athlete who defeated last year's student champion Yuji Arai (Ippon Seoi) in the first round, which was the return match, to the right one on his back. In the semi-final, Mitsuaki Uchimura was be defeated in golden score to advance to the final against Maruyama. Both athletes have been selected for the World Championships in Tashkent though by head coach Keiji Suzuki.

Genki Koga defeated Naohisa Takato in the final U60kg, but Takato will go to the Worlds. In the U73kg category Soichi Hashimoto was the undisputed favourite and he took the gold against Aya Tsukamoto. U81kg was an interesting final between Olympic Champion Takanori Nagase and challenger Sotaro Fujiwara, Nagase won the title and we’ll be seeing him in Tashkent.

The U90kg was somewhat open and won by Kosuke Mashiyama in the final against Goki Tajima.

Good old stylist Ryunosuke Haga won the gold after Olympic Champion Aaron Wolf was injured and cancelled his participation in the last moment. Kentaro Iida though was selected for the worlds. In the final U100kg Haga overcame Takaya Yamaguchi. Heavyweight Yusei Ogawa didn’t have to fight in the final as in the semi final both athletes didn’t score and all gained three penalties.

The AJJF National Championship is an institution in Japan and a must-attend event for Japanese athletes. Over the weekend, the event took place in Fukuoka, and many Olympic champions from last year's Olympic Games were present at the tatami.

With a format featuring only the top 8 judokas from each category, the results determined the selection for the 2022 World Championship, which will be held in Tashkent from 6 to 12 October.

Male selection for Tashkent 2022
-60kg : Naohisa TAKATO
-66kg : Hifumi ABE
-66kg : Joshiro MARUYAMA
-73kg : Soichi HASHIMOTO
-81kg : Takanori NAGASE
-81kg : Sotaro FUJIWARA
-90kg : Kosuke MASHIYAMA
-100kg : Kentaro IIDA
+100kg : Heavyweights will be determined later.

Women selection for Tashkent 2022
-48kg : Funa TONAKI
-48kg : Natsumi TSUNODA
-52kg : Uta ABE
-57kg : Haruka FUNAKUBO
-63kg : Megumi HORIKAWA
-70kg : Shiho TANAKA
-78kg : Shori HAMADA
+78kg : The holder of the +78kg will be designated after the Empress Cup.

The world championships will be held in Uzbekistan from 6-13 October.

The AJJF National Championships were held on April 2 for women and April 3 for men, and were held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the heart of Kyushu.

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