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Dota Arai

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The native form of this personal name is Arai Dota. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Dota Arai
Personal information
Native name新井 道大
Born (2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 20)
Fujimi, Saitama, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2025)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2025 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2025 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Almada ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Odivelas ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Odivelas Mixed team
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sarajevo +90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF68758
JudoInside.com151233
Updated on 18 June 2025

Dota Arai (Japanese: 新井 道大, Hepburn: Arai Dota, born 29 January 2005) is a Japanese judoka. He won a bronze medal in the men's 100 kg event at the 2024 World Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Judo career

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Early career

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Arai began practicing judo at the age of seven at the Eibukan Arai Dojo, which was established by his grandfather.[1][2] As a third-year student at Saitama Sakae Junior High School, he placed fifth in the 90 kg weight class at the National Junior High School Judo Championships, but won the team competition.[1][3] He also won the Maruchan Cup.[1]

As a second-year student at Saitama Sakae High School, Arai won the 100 kg class at the Inter-High School Championships and placed second at the All-Japan Junior Championships.[4][5] As a third-year student, he won the Kinshu-ki Cup and won the Inter-High School Championships for the second consecutive year.[4][6][7] He placed third in the over-90 kg class at the 2022 World Cadet Championships.[5] He won the All-Japan Junior Championships, defeating Tenri University freshman Hirami Riku in the final.[8]

2023

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Arai placed second at the 2023 Grand Prix Almada, losing to world number one Ilia Sulamanidze of Georgia in the final.[9]

In 2023, Arai went on to Tokai University, where he placed second in the championship tournament, but won the All Japan Junior Championship for the second consecutive year, defeating Hirami in the final.[5][10] In the following World Junior Championships, he won all of his matches by ippon, including defeating Rustam Shorakhmatov of Uzbekistan with a ko-soto-gake in the final.[11] He also won the team competition, but did not play in the semi-final against Brazil or the final against France, as his team had already won before he played.[12][13] In the Kodokan Cup, he lost by disqualification to Park 24's Kosuke Mashiyama in the quarterfinals, finishing in seventh place.[14] In the second round of the Grand Slam Tokyo, he defeated the world champion, Arman Adamian of Russia, who was competing as a neutral player, with an O-soto-gari technique, and then in the quarterfinals he defeated Michael Korrel of the Netherlands with a waza-ari technique. He defeated all the strong players and advanced to the finals, but lost to Matvey Kanikovskiy of Russia, also a neutral player, with a hikikomi-gaeshi technique early in the match and finished in second place.[15] He was also selected as the best young player in 2023.[16]

2024-

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In 2024, Arai competed for a spot on the Paris Olympic team at the Grand Slam Paris, but lost in the third round to Aleksandar Kukolj of Serbia with an armbar.[17][18] He was not selected for the Paris Olympic team because his senior at university, Aaron Wolf of Park24, who was competing for the Olympic team, won the tournament.[19] At Grand Slam Tashkent, he defeated Israel's Peter Paltchik by waza-ari in the second round, but lost to the world champion Muzaffarbek Turoboyev of Uzbekistan by combined waza-ari in the semifinals. In the third-place deciding match, he came from behind to win against Belgium's Toma Nikiforov by uchi-mata to finish in third place.[20][21]

In his second year, Arai lost by disqualification to Park 24's Kosuke Masuyama in the weight class final, placing second.[22] However, he was selected to represent Japan at the World Championships based on his performance.[23] At the World Championships in May, he faced Canada's Shady El Nahas in the quarterfinals, taking the lead with waza-ari, but losing by combined waza, but then defeated former world champion Jorge Fonseca of Portugal by uchi-mata in the third-place deciding match to place third.[24][25] He contributed to his team's victory by winning the final by ippon.[26][27] He also won the weight class in the All Japan Student Judo Team Championships.[28][29] At the Grand Slam Tokyo, Arai was defeated by Kanikovskiy in the semifinals by uranage and placed third.[30] At the 2025 Grand Slam Baku, he defeated Brazil's Leonardo Gonçalves with a ko-soto-gari throw 10 seconds into the final, winning his first IJF World Judo Tour title.[31][32]

In his third year, Arai won the weight class final by defeating Keiyo Gas's Masuchi Ryotaro with an uchi-mata throw.[33][34] He was also selected to represent Japan at the World Championships.[35] At the Grand Slam Astana, he won all of his matches by ippon, including a win over Switzerland's Daniel Eich with a combined technique in the final.[36][37]

References

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  1. ^ a b c ｢柔道全日本強化選手名鑑　2022｣近代柔道　ベースボールマガジン社、2022年4月号
  2. ^ "今月のFujimist" (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "全国中学校柔道大会". www.judo-ch.jp (in Japanese).
  4. ^ a b "全国高等学校総合体育大会柔道競技大会". www.judo-ch.jp (in Japanese).
  5. ^ a b c "全日本ジュニア柔道体重別選手権大会". www.judo-ch.jp (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "柔道男子100キロ級、埼玉栄・新井道大が連覇…大野将平に憧れガッツポーズ見せず" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 8 August 2022.
  7. ^ "金鷲旗高校柔道大会". www.judo-ch.jp (in Japanese).
  8. ^ "新井道大と中野弥花が3位　世界カデ選手権／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 22 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Grand Prix Portugal 2023". www.ijf.com.
  10. ^ "全日本学生柔道優勝大会". www.judo-ch.jp (in Japanese).
  11. ^ "Odivelas World Championships Juniors Individuals 2023". www.ijf.com.
  12. ^ "日本が混合団体で優勝　世界ジュニア選手権／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 9 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Odivelas World Championships Juniors Mixed Teams 2023". www.ijf.org.
  14. ^ "2023年度講道館杯全日本柔道体重別選手権大会".
  15. ^ "グランドスラム東京2023" (in Japanese).
  16. ^ "阿部詩が2年連続MVP、4度目世界一　IJF表彰／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports.
  17. ^ "ウルフが決勝へ　新井は3回戦敗退―柔道GSパリ" (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 4 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Paris Grand Slam　2024". www.ijf.com.
  19. ^ "パリ五輪男子100キロ級代表に東京五輪金メダルのウルフ・アロンが内定　男女全代表決まる／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 14 February 2023.
  20. ^ "五輪内定の高山莉加が優勝 グランドスラム／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 3 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Tashkent Grand Slam 2024". www.ijf.org.
  22. ^ "2024年全日本選抜柔道体重別選手権大会" (in Japanese).
  23. ^ "世界選手権代表を発表　パリ五輪代表では男子60キロ級の永山竜樹が唯一出場／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 8 April 2024.
  24. ^ "冨田若春が世界選手権初優勝！新井道大は3位／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 24 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Abu Dhabi World Championships Seniors 2024 Individuals". www.ijf.org.
  26. ^ "男子は東海大が27度目V　決勝で天理大下す―柔道" (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 23 June 2024.
  27. ^ "2024年度全日本学生柔道優勝大会" (in Japanese).
  28. ^ "東海大が男女とも優勝　全日本学生柔道". Jiji Press. 20 October 2024.
  29. ^ 2024年度全日本学生柔道体重別団体優勝大会
  30. ^ "Tokyo Grand Slam 2024".
  31. ^ "柔道GS、村尾三四郎V 新井道大・高橋瑠璃も優勝" (in Japanese). The Nikkei. 16 February 2025.
  32. ^ "Baku Grand Slam 2025".
  33. ^ "新井、100キロ級初V　田嶋は90キロ級3連覇―選抜体重別柔道" (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 6 April 2025.
  34. ^ "2025年全日本選抜柔道体重別選手権大会" (in Japanese).
  35. ^ "【柔道】阿部兄妹や永瀬貴規ら18人が世界選手権代表に内定" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 6 April 2025.
  36. ^ "新井道大、太田彪雅が優勝　GSカザフスタン大会／柔道" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 11 May 2025.
  37. ^ "Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam 2025".
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