Olympics-Judo-Takato wins Japan's first gold medal of the Tokyo Games

Naohisa Takato won the final of the men's -60kg judo to give host nation Japan its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

Takato defeated Yang Yung-Wei of Taiwan in the final, underscoring Japan's strength in a sport that originated in the country. Bronze medals went to Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan and Luka Mkheidze of France.

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