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.