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HANGZHOU—Kiyomi Watanabe and her judo teammates are in for a tough battle in the 19th Asian Games here. Philippine Judo Federation secretary general Dave Carter admitted that other countries have improved significantly, making it harder for them to win a first gold medal in the quadrennial meet. Leah Jane Lopez will open the campaign of

Judoka Rena Furukawa delivered when it mattered the most and won the first gold medal for the national judo team in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Screenshot from SEA Games livestream) Over at the Hoai Duc Gymnasium, Furukawa showed poise in the "golden score" round of the wo