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Japan Paralympic athletes return home from Paris

Yujiro Seto, Japan's gold medalist in the men's judo 73-kilogram J2 event at the Paris Paralympics, arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo upon his return from France on Sept. 10, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Weightlifting

Indonesia's Rizki Juniansyah sings his national anthem after winning gold in the men's weightlifting 73-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics on Aug 8, 2024, at South Paris Arena in the French capital.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto of Japan celebrates after beating Akil Gjakova of Kosovo in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto of Japan celebrates after beating Akil Gjakova of Kosovo in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan competes in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest against Akil Gjakova of Kosovo at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto of Japan celebrates after beating Akil Gjakova of Kosovo in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan competes in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest against Akil Gjakova of Kosovo at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan competes in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest against Akil Gjakova of Kosovo at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan competes in the men's judo 73-kilogram bronze medal contest against Akil Gjakova of Kosovo at the Paris Olympics on July 29, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara of Japan poses for a photo after winning the gold medal in the men's 73-kilogram event at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara (blue) of Japan competes against Giorgi Chikhelidze of Georgia en route to winning the men's 73-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara (blue) of Japan competes against Giorgi Chikhelidze of Georgia en route to winning the men's 73-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Tatsuki Ishihara (blue) of Japan competes against Giorgi Chikhelidze of Georgia en route to winning the men's 73-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Asian Games: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan and Murodjon Yuldoshev of Uzbekistan compete in the judo men's 73-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan and Murodjon Yuldoshev of Uzbekistan compete in the judo men's 73-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Soichi Hashimoto (white) of Japan and Murodjon Yuldoshev of Uzbekistan compete in the judo men's 73-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Soichi Hashimoto poses after winning bronze in the men's 73-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 9, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Soichi Hashimoto (white) beats Azerbaijan's Hidayat Heydarov in the men's 73-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 9, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Soichi Hashimoto (white) competes against Azerbaijan's Hidayat Heydarov in the men's 73-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 9, 2023.

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Judo: Olympic great Ono confirms retirement

Two-time Olympic judo champion Shohei Ono attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 7, 2023, to announce his retirement from competition. Ono, who dominated the men's 73-kilogram division for the better part of a decade, confirmed he will go into coaching.

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Judo: Olympic great Ono confirms retirement

Two-time Olympic judo champion Shohei Ono attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 7, 2023, to announce his retirement from competition. Ono, who dominated the men's 73-kilogram division for the better part of a decade, confirmed he will go into coaching.

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Judo: Olympic great Ono confirms retirement

Two-time Olympic judo champion Shohei Ono attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 7, 2023, to announce his retirement from competition. Ono, who dominated the men's 73-kilogram division for the better part of a decade, confirmed he will go into coaching.

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Judo: Olympic great Ono confirms retirement

Two-time Olympic judo champion Shohei Ono attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 7, 2023, to announce his retirement from competition. Ono, who dominated the men's 73-kilogram division for the better part of a decade, confirmed he will go into coaching.

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Japan's gold medalists in world judo championships

ASTANA, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Japanese individual gold medalists at the world judo championships -- (from L) Shohei Ono (men's 73 kilogram), Misato Nakamura (women's 52 kg), Takanori Nagase (men's 81 kg), Kaori Matsumoto (women's 57 kg), Ryunosuke Haga (men's 100 kg) and Mami Umeki (women's 78 kg) -- pose for a photo in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 31, 2015, a day after the completion of the championships.

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Akimoto wins gold in men's judo 73 kg at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Hiroyuki Akimoto of Japan holds up the gold medal during an award ceremony for the men's judo 73-kilogram class at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2014. Akimoto won the gold.

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Akimoto wins gold in men's judo 73 kg at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Hiroyuki Akimoto of Japan (R) overpowers Odbayar Ganbaatar of Mongolia during the men's judo 73-kilogram class final at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2014. Akimoto won the gold.

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Ono wins judo's 73-kg gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Shohei Ono (R) beats London Olympic bronze medalist Ugo Legrand of France with a hane-goshi for ippon in the 73-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2013.

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Ono wins judo's 73-kg gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Shohei Ono (C) stands on the podium with the gold medal after beating London Olympic bronze medalist Ugo Legrand (L) of France with a hane-goshi for ippon in the 73-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2013. At right is Dirk Van Tichelt of Belgium who shared bronze.

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Ono wins judo's 73-kg gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Shohei Ono (R) beats London Olympic bronze medalist Ugo Legrand of France with a hane-goshi for ippon in the 73-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2013.

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Ono wins judo's 73-kg gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Shohei Ono (R) beats London Olympic bronze medalist Ugo Legrand of France with a hane-goshi for ippon in the 73-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2013.

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Ono wins judo's 73-kg gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Shohei Ono (R) beats London Olympic bronze medalist Ugo Legrand of France with a hane-goshi for ippon in the 73-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2013.

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Ono wins judo's 73-kg gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Shohei Ono holds the gold medal after beating London Olympic bronze medalist Ugo Legrand of France with a hane-goshi for ippon in the 73-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 28, 2013.

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Tokyo Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shohei Ono (back) executes a leg trip on countryman Riki Nakaya in the men's 73-kilogram final of the Tokyo Grand Slam judo tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2012. Ono defeated the London Olympic silver medalist by ippon to win his first title in the competition.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya poses with the silver medal he won in the men's judo 73-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) smiles with the silver medal he won in the men's judo 73-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. At left is Russia's Mansur Isaev, who took the gold.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) loses to Russia's Mansur Isaev in the men's judo 73-kilogram category final at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) loses to Russia's Mansur Isaev in the men's judo 73-kilogram category final at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya (bottom) takes on Russia's Mansur Isaev during the final of the men's judo 73-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. Nakaya lost to Isaev.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) takes on Dex Elmont of the Netherlands in a semifinal match in the men's judo 73-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. Nakaya beat Elmont.

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Japan's Nakaya wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Riki Nakaya (bottom) takes on Dex Elmont of the Netherlands in a semifinal match in the men's judo 73-kilogram category, at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. Nakaya beat Elmont.

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Nakaya wins men's 73 kg at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) beats Dutchman Dex Elmont in the men's 73-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Nakaya wins men's 73-kg judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) defeats compatriot Yuki Nishiyama in the men's 73-kilogram final in the Grand Slam Tokyo title on Dec. 12, 2010.

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Akimoto wins judo gold at Asian Games

GUANGHZOU, China - Japan's Hiroyuki Akimoto (top) defeats South Korean Wang Ki Chun to take the men's 73-kilogram judo title at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Akimoto, Awano at world wrestling c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hiroyuki Akimoto (L) and Yasuhiro Awano (R), both in the men's 73-kilogram class, pose after winning the gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the world judo championships in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Japan's Akimoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hiroyuki Akimoto, men's 73-kilogram class, holds the gold medal after defeating Dex Elmont of the Netherlands in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Japan's Akimoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hiroyuki Akimoto, men's 73-kilogram class, wins the gold medal after defeating Dex Elmont of the Netherlands in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Azerbaijan's Mammadli wins men's 73-kg class judo

BEIJING, China - Azerbaijan's Elnur Mammadli waves his country's flag after winning the men's 73-kilogram weight class judo in the 2008 Beijing Olympics at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 11.

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Kanamaru crashes out in 73-kg judo at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Ali Malomat of Iran celebrates after beating Japan's Yusuke Kanamaru in their first match of the men's 73-kilogram class judo event at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 11.

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Kanamaru crashes out in 73-kg judo at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Ali Malomat of Iran throws Japan's Yusuke Kanamaru to the mat for ippon in their first match of the men's 73-kilogram class judo event at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 11.

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Kanamaru wins men's 1st medal at judo worlds

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yusuke Kanamaru gestures after beating Turkey's Sezer Huysuz (lying on the mat) to win a bronze in the 73-kilogram weight category on Sept. 15, ending a medal drought for Japan's men at the judo world championships.