Chizuru Arai didn’t use up all of her energy to win an epic, prolonged semifinal match.
She saved just enough to get the job done in the Olympic final.
Arai, the world champion in 2017 and 2018, capped her Olympic debut by defeating Austria’s Michaela Polleres to win the gold medal in the women’s judo under-70 kg competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
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