Fukuoka – World champion Shohei Ono won his second national invitational judo weight class championship title on Sunday in the men’s 73-kg division.
Ono, who won his first title two years ago, defeated London Olympic silver medal winner Riki Nakaya in the final on the last day of the tournament that serves as the final qualifier for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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