-78kg: MALONGA seals France’s third gold medal in as many days
Defending world champion HAMADA Shori (JPN) conceded her world crown to European Games bronze medallist Madeleine MALONGA (FRA) in the -78kg final. MALONGA followed the success of her teammates Clarisse AGBEGNENOU (-63kg) and Marie EVE GAHIE (-70kg) who won gold on Wednesday and Thursday respectively to join table-topping hosts Japan on three gold medals at Tokyo 2019. HAMADA, who had shown her ne-waza prowess in the earlier rounds, fell behind to a waza-ari after MALONGA switched from a o-soto-gari to a o-uchi-gari to break the deadlock. The home judoka searched for a submission but the Frenchwoman anticipated the imminent danger and escaped. An o-soto-gaeshi sealed it for the new world champion who screamed in delight. The women’s team continue to carry the mantle of French judo while Japan continued to be tormented by their fellow powerhouse judo nation having also lost the -63kg final to the European nation.
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