The Brazilian Team Takes Part in the First Training Session in Japan

The training sessions for the Grand Slam of Tokyo are held at the traditional Kodokan.

The 11 athletes who will defend Brazil in the Grand Slam Tokyo starting from Thursday (the fights begin at 10h00 pm Brasilia time, 10am Japan time) performed the first practice session in the land of the rising sun. The venue is the birthplace of judo: the traditional Kodokan Institute.

The draw-in of the GS keys is run early on Thursday. On the first day, Sarah Menezes (48kg), Erika Miranda (52kg), Rafaela Silva (57kg), Felipe Kitadai (60kg), Eric Takabatake (60kg) and Charles Chibana (66kg) will step on the mat. Afterwards, it takes to Alex Pombo (73kg), Victor Penalber (81kg) to continue the competition, while Luciano Correa (100kg), Rafael Silva (+ 100kg) and David Moura (+ 100kg) end the Brazilian participation in the former Jigoro Kano Cup. SporTV broadcasts the Grand Slam. The first block starts at 10h00 pm and the final one at 04:00 am Brasília time.

Last year, Brazil won four medals in the competition. Erika Miranda (52kg), Charles Chibana (66kg) and Rafael Silva (+ 100kg) got the silver and Sarah Menezes (48kg) was bronze awarded. The technical committee will be formed by Ney Wilson, Head of Delegation; Amadeu Moura, Performance Manager; the coaches Luiz Shinohara, Rosicleia Campos and Yuko Fujii; the physiotherapist Gláucio Paredes; the massage therapist Hans Peter Stubreiter, the strategist Leonardo Mataruna and the nutritionist Gisele Lemos.