Olympics: Japan's Murao denied gold in Paris Games men's 90-kg judo

Japan's Sanshiro Murao was denied a gold medal in the men's judo 90-kilogram final on his Olympic debut at the Paris Games on Wednesday.Despite scoring first against Tokyo Olympic champion Lasha Bekauri on a deftly executed waza-ari body drop technique, the 23-year-old Murao fell in a closely contested bout when the Georgian powerhouse rallied to become the second judoka to defend the title in the event.Murao, whose mother is from the United States, was hoping to become the first Japanese to capture the title in the division since Mashu Baker achieved the feat at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Gam…READ FULL ARTICLE