Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Akira Sone won the women's over-78-kilogram division on the final day of the judo world championships Saturday in Doha, adding the 2023 title to the first she won in 2019.The 22-year-old, back at the tournament after missing last year's following left knee surgery, drew three shido penalties from Julia Tolofua of France to triumph in the marathon 11-minute-plus final."Relief is the biggest feeling," said a tearful Sone who took two penalties against the physically-imposing Tolofua in the judokas' fifth bout of the day.Sone revealed that she suffered pai…READ FULL ARTICLE
