www.judoinside.com 25/07
Sardalashvili is young and wild, Nagayama still favourite
Ryuju Nagayama is No. 6 in the Olympic rankings U60kg and has never won a World title (he has two World bronzes). Yet, we think he is the top favourite for gold.
No doubt, he crashed out early in the 2024 Abu Dhabi World Championships (a result of an uchimata-sukashi) but if you look at the -60kg field, he is by far the most technically accomplished player. And by now, he is very experienced in fighting players of all styles and Nagayama is still vulnerable.