Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Nomura kpochapụrụ All-Japan Selected judo championships ọzọ na 1997, ma merie nrite ọla edo na 1997 World Judo Championships
na Paris iji wusie ọnọdụ ya ike dịka onye kachasị asọmpi na klas ya. Mgbe o merisịrị asọmpi All-Japan Selected judo n'afọ nke atọ n'usoro n'afọ 1998, ọ merụrụ ikpere aka ekpe ya na Jigoro Kano Cup semi-finals na Jenụwarị 9, 1999, ma a manyere ya ịhapụ asọmpi ahụ. O sonyeghị na asọmpi maka afọ fọdụrụnụ iji gbakee site na mmerụ ahụ a ma mezue ogo ya na agụmakwụkwọ ahụike.