Judoka Nagase wins gold in men s 81 kg at Tokyo Olympics mainichi.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mainichi.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Nagase Triumphs in -81kg Judo to Continue Japanese Gold Rush
TOKYO Japan’s Takanori Nagase won the men’s -81kg judogold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia in the final, extending the gold rush by Japanese judokas.
Rio bronze medallist Nagase’s victory marked a fifth judo gold medal for hosts Japan at the Games, edging them closer to their previous Olympic record of eight titles in 2004 in Athens.
In a grueling final that lasted over five and a half minutes, the 27-year-old Nagase, an Uchi Mata inner thigh throw specialist, delivered an ashi-guruma foot wheel to throw Mollaei down on the tatami mats to earn a waza-ari sudden-death overtime victory.
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