Japanese judoka Chizuru Arai wins women's 70 kg gold at Tokyo Olympics

Japanese judoka Chizuru Arai triumphed over Michaela Polleres of Austria in the final to win the gold medal in the women's under 70 kilogram class at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.With her victory, Arai claimed the Japanese women's second judo gold medal of these games following Uta Abe at 52 kg -- the first time the women have won two weight divisions in judo since they achieved the feat at the 2008 Beijing Games. It was Japan's second consecutive Olympic title in the women's 70 kg.In the final, Arai, 27, who was making her Olympic debut, was in the driver's seat from the start to finish…READ FULL ARTICLE