Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Kosei Inoue receives a bouquet of flowers after at a news conference in Tokyo on May 2 where he announced his retirement from the sport. ''I have no regrets,'' said Inoue, 29. Inoue won the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold and three straight world titles from 1999.

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