www.judoinside.com 25/07
Naohisa Takato belongs to the big boys in Japanese judo history
Japanese judo star Naohisa Takato had a clear goal, to open the account of Japanese gold medals in the judo event and so he did it by taking the gold medal for men U60kg. Takato finally has that desired gold medal after he took bronze in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Five years later in the Budokan he took revanche on that performances and now belongs the great on earth. He defeated the surprise of the day, Taipeh judoka Wang Yung Wei who stunned the opposition and kept Takato busy for a long time in the golden score.