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Kanta Nakano defeats Hyoga Ota in Tokyo heavyweight final
8 Dec 2024 17:05
IJF Media team by Nicolas Messner and JudoInside
As a symbol of the impressive results of the Japanese squad at this grand slam, Team Japan qualified two more athletes for the final: Hyoga Ota and Kanta Nakano. The former, already the holder of three gold medals from grand slams, was looking for a 4th title, while for the latter it could be his first gold medal. In case of defeat, Nakano was guaranteed at least a silver medal, which would already be his best result to date.
The final started on a low pace, both judoka knowing each other very well and making sure not to make any mistake. They were quickly penalised with a first shido each. With less than a minute to go, the second penalty came. It was time for golden score. 1 minutes 47 into golden score, Nakano scored a liberating waza-ari to take the 13th gold medal for team Japan.
Seungyeob Lee (KOR) and Yuta Nakamura (JPN) qualified for the first contest for a bronze medal. Another Korean judoka Woohyeok Song could still step on the podium for the Land of the Morning Calm, but to do so he had to face Denis Batchaev (IJF). Both contest went the same way and were concluded on the floor, with Nakamura and Batchaev pinning down their respective opponent.
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