TOKYO -- Japan's Aaron Wolf defeated Cho Gu-ham of South Korea to win the gold medal in the men's 100-kilogram judo competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 29.

       The win by Wolf at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo marked the first time since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games for Japan to take gold in the 100-kg class. In that year Japan's Kosei Inoue claimed the gold medal.

       Aaron Wolf of Japan, top, and Cho Gu-ham of South Korea compete in the men's 100-kg judo final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, on July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

       It was the eighth gold medal for Japan in judo at the Tokyo Games, tying the nation's record in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

       (Mainichi)

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