Olympics: Japan settles for silver in inaugural judo mixed team event

Japan lost to France in the final of the inaugural Olympic judo mixed team event Saturday, coming up short with a silver medal on the final day of the eight-day competition at the Tokyo Olympics.France claimed the bragging rights for a gold medal at the maiden competition over the four-time mixed team world champion with a 4-1 rout at Nippon Budokan.After the competition, Kosei Inoue expressed his intention to step down as the Japanese men's head coach. "I intend to make further efforts to make good use of my wonderful experience of these nine years (as head coach) in the next stage," said …READ FULL ARTICLE