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Judo club wins international tournament

At the 2026 European Open Sofia, held in Sofia (Bulgaria) on Saturday, January 31st and Sunday, February 1st, 2026, Teikyo University Judo Club's Moe Yokochi (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology), who was sent to represent Japan, won the women's 57kg class, and Ren Sato (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology) came in third place in the over 78kg class.

The European Open Sofia is an international tournament organized by the European Judo Federation (EJU), and is considered an important opportunity for developing young athletes and earning world ranking points, with promising athletes from Japan being sent to the tournament. Both athletes placed highly in the 2025 All Japan Junior Judo Championships by weight class, and were selected as members of the delegation in recognition of their achievements as designated athletes.

Yokochi won all five matches from the first round to the finals with an ippon victory. Sato lost to a Polish player in the quarterfinals, but won the subsequent repechage match and won third place by a superiority victory over an Italian player in the third-place deciding match. We hope you will continue to support the Judo Club.

Tournament Results

57kg class
Winner: Moe Yokochi (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)

Over 78kg
3rd Place: Ren Sato (2nd year, Faculty of Medical Technology)

2026 European Open Sofia detailed results here
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Photo courtesy of All Japan Judo Federation

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