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Masters winner Tsunoda moved down to U48kg
20 Nov 2019 06:30
Mark Pickering - IJF
Christian Fidler
Former world silver medallist Tsunoda Natsumi has found her route to the Olympics blocked by Abe Uta in the -52kg category. Tsunoda, who lost the 2017 final to Shishime Ai, could only manage to earn a bronze medal at the Brasilia Grand Slam in October and has since moved down a weight category to U48kg.
The reigning World Judo Masters champion and two-time Grand Prix winner was overlooked for Worlds selection in August and took the bold action of moving down and dropping four kilograms.
The 27-year-old won the Kodokan Cup two weeks ago at U48kg, with her tomoe-nage proving unstoppable, to add to her All Japan Business Championships title which also came in judo’s lightest weight category.
Tsunoda, who has former U48kg world champions Tonaki Funa and Kondo Ami in her sights, would have win in Osaka and win well to have even a remote chance of being picked ahead of the aforementioned duo for Tokyo 2020.
Junior World Championships gold medallist Koga Wakana is Japan’s fourth and final pick for Osaka in the U48kg category which will be contested on Friday.
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