TOPSHOT - Japan's Shohei Ono (white) and Georgia's Lasha Shavdatuashvili compete in the judo men's -73kg final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Japan (Tokyo) Japan’s Ono Shohei has won the gold medal in the men’s judo 73-kilogram category. He beat Georgia’s Lasha Shavdatuashvili in the final.
Ono also won the gold in Rio 5 years ago. The 29-year-old hasn’t lost an international match since 2014, except for dropping out due to injuries. Japan has earned four gold medals in judo in the past 3 days.
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