Shohei Ono put on a show at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning four of the five matches by ippon. By doing so, he nabbed a gold medal in the men's 73-kg judo competition.
The fashion in which he earned the gold in the same weight division at the Asian Games on Thursday was not as auspicious. It took him about 11 minutes to finally beat South Korea's An Chang-rim in the golden score period.
A little surprisingly, Ono gave himself credit for winning out in the difficult bout.
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