Olympics | Georgia's judoka Bekauri retains 90kg Olympic title at Paris 2024 (updated)

PARIS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Lasha Bekauri of Georgia successfully defended his 90kg title at the Paris Olympics, while three-time Olympian Barbara Matic won Croatia's first-ever Olympic gold medal in judo here on Wednesday.

Bekauri defeated Sanshiro Murao of Japan in the final by two waza-ari, earning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal and Georgia's first gold in Paris. Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambo