Japan, France grab judo golds at Tokyo Olympics (updated)

Japan, France grab judo golds at Tokyo Olympics (updated)
Xinhua
28 Jul 2021, 07:18 GMT+10
TOKYO, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Takanori Nagase of Japan claimed victory in men's -81kg category, winning the host nation's fifth gold in judo at Tokyo Olympics, while French judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou dominated in women's -63kg on Tuesday.
In men's -81kg final, Nagase scored a waza-ari over Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia with a golden score, while Shamil Borchashvili of Austria and Matthias Casse of Belgium gained bronze medals in the category.
"I have experienced many setbacks in the past five years," said Nagase, who settled for a bronze at Rio 2016. "Experiencing such setbacks made me improve and grow. That was why I was able to gain the gold medal today."

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