Japan dominated the judo competition at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, claiming multiple gold medals across individual and team events, according to results published by Xinhua News Agency.
Nagoya Tournament Champions and Medalists
In the men’s 60kg division, Japan’s Hayato Kondo secured the gold medal, defeating Kazakhstan’s Smetov, who took silver. China’s Ma Yulin and Uzbekistan’s Kuchkarov shared the bronze medals. The men’s 66kg competition saw Mongolia’s Kazylbek capture gold, with Uzbekistan’s Nufuloev finishing second. China’s Xue Ziyang and Bahrain’s Bokiev claimed the bronze medals.
In the men’s 73kg category, the United Arab Emirates’ Naguchev earned the gold medal, leaving Uzbekistan’s Akhadov with the silver. Japan’s Itsuki Ishihara and Tajikistan’s Asaduloev rounded out the podium with bronze. Japan claimed another gold in the men’s 81kg division through Sotaro Fujiwara, while Kazakhstan’s Almat took silver. Tajikistan’s Abubakr Sherov and South Korea’s Lee Joon-hwan secured bronze.
The men’s 90kg gold went to Riku Okada of Japan, with Kyrgyzstan’s Erlan Sherov taking silver. China’s Han Qi and South Korea’s Kim Jong-hoon earned bronze. In the men’s 100kg category, Japan’s Ryotaro Masuchi finished first, followed by Tajikistan’s Majidov with silver. Uzbekistan’s Sarsenbayev and South Korea’s Han Ju-yeop took bronze. In the men’s 100kg-plus division, Uzbekistan’s Turoboyev claimed the gold medal over Japan’s Tomoya Ota, who took silver, while South Korea’s Kim Min-jong and Mongolia’s Gonchigsuren won bronze.
Women’s Division Standings in Nagoya
Japanese competitors also led the women’s brackets in Nagoya. In the women’s 48kg category, Hikari Kondo captured the gold medal, with Kazakhstan’s Abuzhakhanova taking silver. Mongolia’s Narantsetseg and Tajikistan’s Muminova earned bronze. Uzbekistan’s Kadamboyeva won gold in the 52kg division, defeating South Korea’s Zhang Seyun for the silver. China’s Xu Aoyu and Japan’s Fujishiro Kokoro claimed bronze.
South Korea secured a gold medal in the women’s 57kg category through Huh Mimi, with Mongolia’s Ariunjargal Terbish taking silver. Japan’s Shirai Mio and North Korea’s Kim Hyun-ah secured bronze. In the women’s 63kg division, Japan’s Tanioka Narumi took gold, while North Korea’s Kim Ji-hye earned silver. Mongolia’s Lkhagvatogoo and Kazakhstan’s Kuyulova rounded out the bronze medals.
Japan’s Maeda Rin claimed the gold medal in the women’s 70kg category, with Kazakhstan’s Askhat taking silver. North Korea’s Moon Song-hee and Mongolia’s Anujin Ulan won bronze. In the women’s 78kg division, Japan’s Sugimura Mizuki captured gold over South Korea’s Kim Min-ju, who took silver. Kazakhstan’s Tokareva and Lebanon’s Shayoub secured bronze.
China’s Niu Xinran secured the gold medal in the women’s 78kg-plus division, defeating South Korea’s Lee Hyun-ji in the final. Japan’s Mukunoki Miki and Mongolia’s Adiyasuren claimed the bronze medals.
Mixed Team Competition Podiums
The tournament concluded with the mixed team event, where the Japanese delegation captured the gold medal. Kazakhstan finished second to take the silver medal. The Chinese and Uzbekistani teams shared the bronze medals in the closing event of the Nagoya judo program.
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