Natsumi Tsunoda, who won the gold medal in the women’s 48 kg judo category at the Paris Olympics, was also congratulated by her grandfathers who live in Gunma Prefecture. Her grandfather Katsumi Tsunoda (95) said, “She doesn’t cry much, but she cried (on the podium). So I think she was happy that she had endured so much hardship and made it this far. I want to praise her when she comes back and tell her how hard she worked.” Her uncle Hiroyuki Tsunoda (66) said, “I think that’s all I can say. I want to give her a perfect score!” She apparently spent her days on a strict diet to compete in the 48 kg category. Her grandfather Katsumi Tsunoda said, “Even when my grandfather said he’d let her eat whatever she wanted, he’d say, ‘Grandpa, just vegetables are fine.'” Her aunt Chizuru Tsunoda (65) said, “She loved sweets, so I was really worried about whether she would be able to lose that much weight.” She also said that Tsunoda had the potential to become a big star when she was a child. Her aunt, Tsunoda Chizuru, said, “(When Natsumi was a child), she would take the sweets, hide them, and eat them on this side like this.” Her uncle, Tsunoda Hiroyuki, said, “When my mother (Natsumi’s grandmother) saw that, she thought he would become something big. He certainly did become something big this time.” Her aunt, Tsunoda Chizuru, said, “If you are able to come home for the New Year, we will have made lots of chestnut kinton, which she loved, and we will be waiting for you, so please come.”
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