【Judo】Story of Maruyama and Ono: To the Olympics with a Senpai

Joshiro Maruyama (26) is a Judo prodigy in the -66kg weight scene.
He is currently competing with former world champion Hifumi Abe, to win a spot at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, but not a lot of people know about his blood, sweat, and tears along the long path he walked to reach this level of competition.

As a graduate of Tenri University in Japan, he has always been working together with -73kg Rio Olympic Gold Medalist, Shohei Ono, a senior Senpai of Tenri University he looks up to.
With them admitting eachother's talent and strength, they have been training together up to this day, in an attempt to reach the spotlight at the Olympics together.

Will they be able to prove their “Absolute Power” in the Tokyo Olympics?

Shohei Ono "Heading to the Tokyo Olympic, I will turn every factor surrounding me into strength."
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Small vs Big: -60kg Naohisa Takato challenges -73kg Shohei Ono at Judo Team Japan practice
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Judo Team Japan holds a Training Camp in Hawaii, PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS
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Joshiro Maruyama:
-66kg, Gold Medalist (2019 World Judo Championships)
IJF World Ranking = 2nd (June, 2020)

Shohei Ono:
-73kg Gold Medalist (Rio Olympic)
IJF World Ranking = 3rd (June, 2020)

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