Swift Current's Toru Iwaasa is a national champion.

Iwaasa spent the weekend competing in Calgary at the Canadian Open 2017 National Judo Championship.

In the end, Iwaasa brought home a gold medal in the Under 18, Over 90 category.

The gold is Iwaasa's third medal of the 2017 calendar year, picking up silver in both the Edmonton International and Saskatchewan Open.

Rounding out the top three at National was Xavier Coutu in second and Wilson Elliot in third.