Olympic and world champion Kosei Inoue, who underwent surgery to remove bone chips from his left ankle last month, will compete at next month's Kano Cup, the All Japan Judo Federation said Thursday.
Inoue and Nicolas Gill of Canada, who lost to Inoue in the final at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, are among the 100-kg entries for the Jan. 11-12 international tournament.
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