Naohisa Takato won the final of the men's -60kg judo to give host nation Japan its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
Naohisa Takato of Japan reacts after performing the winning move against Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan in the Tokyo Olympics judo men's 60kg semi-final at the Nippon Budokan on Jul 24, 2021.
Share this contentTakato defeated Yang Yung-wei of Taiwan in the final, underscoring Japan's strength at a sport that originated in the country. Bronze medals went to Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan and Luka Mkheidze of France.
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