Abe rose to prominence after becoming Youth Olympic champion in 2014 and eventually winning the Tokyo Grand Slam later that year, at just 17-years-old, beating then-World Champion Masashi Ebinuma.
Abe rose to prominence after. Abe was becoming Youth Olympic champion in 2014. Abe was eventually winning the Tokyo Grand Slam later that year. This was at just 17-years-old. Abe was eventually beating then-World Champion Masashi Ebinuma.