OLYMPICS/ Smaller Sone slays her ‘Goliath’ to add to Japan’s gold medal rush

At 162 centimeters tall, heavyweight Akira Sone is one of the smallest judoka competing in the women’s +78-kilogram weight ...
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OLYMPICS/ Akira Sone wins Japan’s 9th Tokyo judo gold

Heavyweight Akira Sone won Japan’s ninth gold medal in judo at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. She beat Cuban veteran Idalys Ortiz with penalties 4:52 into golden score. The 21-year-old Sone, the world ...
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Japanese judoka Akira Sone clinches gold in women's over-78-kg class at Tokyo Olympics

Akira Sone of Japan, left, and Idalys Ortiz of Cuba compete during their women's +78kg gold medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ...