Overview
- Park24, his corporate team, announced his retirement on Nov. 13.
- He won bronze in the men’s 73kg at the Paris Olympics, becoming at 32 the oldest Japanese judoka to reach an Olympic podium.
- A news conference is scheduled in Tokyo on Nov. 20 for him to explain his decision.
- Paris was his first Olympics, where he was Japan’s oldest judo competitor.
- His résumé includes the 2017 world title and four All-Japan Selected Weight Championships, with his final bout coming at April’s All-Japan Championship openweight.