THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 31, 2021 at 14:55 JST
Akira Sone, left, defeats Idalys Ortiz of Cuba in the final match of the Tokyo Olympics’ women’s +78kg division in judo at the Nippon Budokan on July 30. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
At 162 centimeters tall, heavyweight Akira Sone is one of the smallest judoka competing in the women’s +78-kilogram weight division at the Tokyo Olympics. [Read More]
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