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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan poses with his gold medal after winning the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan poses with his gold medal after winning the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan poses with his gold medal after winning the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan attends the medal ceremony after winning gold in the men's judo 81-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (2nd from L) of Japan attends the medal ceremony after winning gold in the men's judo 81-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, alongside silver medalist Tato Grigalashvili (far L) of Georgia, and bronze medalists Somon Makhmadbekov (far R) of Tajikistan and Lee Joon Hwan of South Korea.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (2nd from L) of Japan poses with his gold medal after winning the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, alongside silver medalist Tato Grigalashvili (far L) of Georgia, and bronze medalists Somon Makhmadbekov (far R) of Tajikistan and Lee Joon Hwan of South Korea.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (2nd from R) of Japan poses with his gold medal after winning the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, alongside silver medalist Tato Grigalashvili (far R) of Georgia, and bronze medalists Somon Makhmadbekov (far L) of Tajikistan and Lee Joon Hwan of South Korea.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan bows after beating Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan prepares to compete against Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan bows after beating Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan prepares to compete against Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan prepares to compete against Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan beats Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan beats Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan celebrates after beating Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase of Japan is pictured after beating Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan beats Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan competes against Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan competes against Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan competes against Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Judo: Antalya Grand Slam

Takanori Nagase of Japan poses with the gold medal he won in the men's 81-kilogram at the Antalya Grand Slam judo tournament in Antalya, Turkey on March 30, 2024.

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Judo: Antalya Grand Slam

Takanori Nagase (white) of Japan competes against Francois Gauthier Drapeau of Canada in the men's 81-kilogram final at the Antalya Grand Slam judo tournament in Antalya, Turkey on March 30, 2024.

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Judo: World championships

Olympic champion Takanori Nagase of Japan (white) uses legwork against Sagi Muki of Israel during the men's 81-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Olympic champion Takanori Nagase of Japan is pictured competing in the men's 81-kilogram division at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023. Nagase won bronze for the second straight year.

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Kim Jae Bum gold at Olympic 81-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - South Korea's Kim Jae Bum (L) beats Ole Bischof of Germany in the men's 81-kilogram judo final of the London Olympics at the ExCel competition venue on July 31, 2012.

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Kim Jae Bum gold at Olympic 81-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - South Korea's Kim Jae Bum (L) celebrates after beating Ole Bischof of Germany in the men's 81-kilogram judo final of the London Olympics at the ExCel competition venue on July 31, 2012.

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Japan's Nakai loses to Russian Nifontov in judo at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (front) is stunned after losing to Russia's Ivan Nifontov in a match for third place in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012.

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Japan's Nakai loses to Russian Nifontov in judo at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (L) takes on Russia's Ivan Nifontov in a match for third place in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Nakai lost to Nifontov.

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Japan's Nakai in judo consolation match at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (L) takes on Brazil's Leandro Guilheiro during the consolation match in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Nakai beat Guilheiro.

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Japan's Nakai loses to Germany's Bischof in judo at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (R) loses to Germany's Ole Bischof during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012.

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Japan's Nakai loses to Germany's Bischof in judo at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (R) fights Germany's Ole Bischof during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Nakai lost to Bischof.

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Japan's Nakai loses to Germany's Bischof in judo at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (R) fights Germany's Ole Bischof during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Nakai lost to Bischof.

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Japan's Nakai loses to Germany's Bischof in judo at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Germany's Ole Bischof (upper) takes on Japan's Takahiro Nakai during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 81-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Nakai lost to Bischof.

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Fiji judoka

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 12, 2012 shows Fiji judoka Josateki Naulu at Ryutsu Keizai University in Ibaraki Prefecture. Naulu, who will participate in the men's judo 81-kilogram class at the London Olympics, was a student of the university.

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Fiji judoka

LONDON, Britain - Josateki Naulu bears the Fiji national flag during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics on July 27, 2012. Naulu, who is registered to compete in the men's judo 81-kilogram class, was a student of a Japanese university.

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Nakai wins men's 81-kg judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takahiro Nakai (R) defeats compatriot Masahiro Takamatsu in the men's 81-kilogram final in the Grand Slam Tokyo title on Dec. 12, 2010.

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Takamatsu wins bronze at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Takamatsu of Japan holds up a prize certificate after winning bronze in the men's 81-kilogram competition at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010. Takamatsu lost to Kim Jae Bung of South Korea before taking third by beating Elnur Mammadli of Azerbaijan in the bronze-medal match.

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Japan's Ono defeated by Brazil's Camilo in men's 81-kg judo

BEIJING, China - Japan's Takashi Ono (below) is defeated by Brazil's Tiago Camilo in the men's 81-kilogram weight class judo preliminary of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Nakamura wins 81 kg in Kano Cup judo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Former Olympic judo champion Kenzo Nakamura (R) beat Asian Games champion Yoshihiro Akiyama to win in the 81-kilogram division on the opening day of the Kano Cup international tournament at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Jan. 11 .

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Akiyama wins in judo event

PUSAN, South Korea - Yoshihiro Akiyama wins gold Oct. 1 in the men's 81-kilogram judo event in the Asian Games in Pusan.

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Takimoto takes gold in Olympic

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Makoto Takimoto is all smiles as he holds the gold medal he won in the Olympic men's 81-kilogram judo Sept. 19 at the Sydney Exhibition Center. In his first Olympic appearance, Takimoto scored a yusei victory over Cho In Chul of South Korea in the final.

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Takimoto wins gold in Olympic men's 81-kilogram judo

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Makoto Takimoto puts his opponent Djamel Bouaras of France off-balance for a yusei victory in the semifinal before winning gold in the Olympic men's 81-kilogram judo Sept. 19 at the Sydney Exhibition Center. Takimoto beat Cho In Chul of South Korea in the final to win the gold medal in his first Olympic appearance.

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Takimoto grabs gold in Olympic men's 81-kilogram judo

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Makoto Takimoto lifts his fists after scoring a yusei victory over Cho In Chul of South Korea in the championship final of the Sydney Olympic Games men's 81-kilogram judo Sept. 19 at the Sydney Exhibition Center. Takimoto won his first Olympic gold medal.

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japan's Takanori Nagase poses for photos after winning gold in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japan's Takanori Nagase (white) and Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia compete in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japan's Takanori Nagase (white) wins gold in the men's judo 81-kilogram final against Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japan's Takanori Nagase (white) and Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia compete in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Judo

Japan's Takanori Nagase (white) and Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia compete in the men's judo 81-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Sydney gold medalist judoka Takimoto to debut in PRIDE

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympics gold medalist Makoto Takimoto (in file photo) said on Dec. 7 he will join the ranks of combatants in the Japanese mixed martial arts of PRIDE. Takimoto, who won gold in the 81-kilogram weight category in Sydney in 2000, is the second Japanese Olympic gold medalist judoka to enter the no-holds bared sport after 1992 Barcelona Olympic champion Hidehiko Yoshida, who won gold at 78 kg. (Kyodo)

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Akiyama wins in judo event

PUSAN, South Korea - Yoshihiro Akiyama wins gold Oct. 1 in the men's 81-kilogram judo event in the Asian Games in Pusan. (Kyodo)