Japan wins three more golds on second day of Dusseldorf Grand Slam
Olympic gold medalist Shohei Ono defeated countryman Masashi Ebinuma in the men's 73-kg division final as Japan won three gold medals on Saturday, the second day of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam. Ono won his fourth Grand Slam gold medal by claiming a yusei victory over ...
World champ Nagase settles for judo bronze on frustrating day for Japan
Japan endured a day of slim pickings on the Rio Olympic judo mat Tuesday as men's 81-kg world champion Takanori Nagase was forced to settle for bronze and Miku Tashiro missed out on a medal entirely in the women's 63-kg competition. Nagase was considered a ...
Miku Tashiro fell in the women's under 63-kg semifinals on Thursday, but won a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships. The 20-year-old Tashiro lost by ippon to Israel's Yarden Gerbi, who was in turn defeated in the final by France's Clarisse Agbegnenou. Tashiro then ...
