Ryoko Tani, a medalist in five consecutive Olympics, including consecutive wins in the women’s 48-kilogram judo weight class, and known as “YAWARA-chan,” has informed that her second son has turned 16 years old. [Photo] Her son as a child. Does he look like his mother? By the 10th, she reported on SNS, “Happy birthday to Komei 16 years old on October 9 (photo of elementary school student and junior high school student). He explained, “I’m currently in high school baseball, working hard with your support. I’m a first-year high school student, living in a dormitory,” adding, “Last week I finished the prefectural tournament and advanced to the fall high school Kanto Baseball Tournament! The pairings were decided today,” he said happily. As for his second son, he wrote in a post in January of this year, “Komei, I received an acceptance letter today to Chuo Gakuin High School. This spring, I’m starting anew. Followers commented, “He’s grown up,” “He’s working hard,” “He looks so big! He is splendid,” and “Wow, great son,” they congratulated him. Ryoko won the gold medal in the women’s 48kg judo event at the 2000 Sydney Games, then married professional baseball player Yoshitomo Tani (Orix at the time) in 2003, and they won consecutive Olympic titles at the 2004 Athens Games. They both started playing ice hockey at an early age and represented Tokyo at national tournaments, winning the championship in Japan. They both started playing ice hockey at an early age, representing Tokyo in national tournaments and becoming Japan’s No. 1 hockey player.
Hochi Newspaper