Japan endured a day of slim pickings on the Rio Olympic judo mat Tuesday as men’s 81-kg world champion Takanori Nagase was forced to settle for bronze and Miku Tashiro missed out on a medal entirely in the women’s 63-kg competition. Nagase was considered a strong favorite for the gold medal only to crash out […]
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