Japan s Ono defends judo title at Tokyo Olympics
Xinhua
27 Jul 2021, 03:44 GMT+10
TOKYO, July 26 (Xinhua) Japan s Shohei Ono successfully defended his Olympic title in the men s -73kg judo, becoming the first judoka to claim multiple gold medals in the category. It is also the host nation s fourth Olympic gold in judo at the Tokyo Games. One of the most intense battles of the day started in the men s -73kg quarterfinal between home favorite Ono and Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan, who had lost to Ono in the final at Rio 2016. However, Orujov failed once again, thumping the tatami with disappointment after Ono won with an ippon.
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