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Kaori Matsumoto back at Grand Prix Düsseldorf
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17 Feb 2016 09:10
by Mark Pickering - IJF
Roland Ferenci #RIP
Japanese Olympic and world champion Matsumoto Kaori returns to action on Friday in a mouthwatering U57kg category. All the leading protagonists will compete in Germany with Matsumoto the fighter that the media, fans and judoka, will all be closely observing.
The world number six has managed to look spectacular and fallible in this Olympic cycle with her fine World Championship 2015 victory being followed by a second round exit at the Tokyo Grand Slam - albeit against Rafaela Silva (BRA) who executed a breathtaking flying juji-gatame - which sums up her form.
Following her London 2012 triumph Matsumoto took close to a two-year break from the sport before making a successful return at this event in 2014.
The Japanese team have been very selective about where they have fielded ‘The Assassin’ having only competed on the Grand Slam stage in Japan since her comeback and sporadic appearances on the IJF World Judo Tour. The 28-year-old, who will be followed by the IJF TV team during the post-event training camp, will be expected to bounce back on day one in Dusseldorf.
Olympic Qualification Ranking
1. DORJSUREN Sumiya (MGL) *
2. KIM Jan-Di (KOR) *
3. CAPRIORIU Corina (ROU) *
4. MONTEIRO Telma (POR) *
5. MATSUMOTO Kaori (JPN) *
6. MALLOY Marti (USA) *
7. BEAUCHEMIN-PINARD Catherine (CAN) *
8. YOSHIDA Tsukasa (JPN)
9. KARAKAS Hedvig (HUN)
10. LIEN Chen-ling (TPE) *
* all present in Düsseldorf
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