Japan was unable to overcome defending champion France in the mixed team judo final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.Japan, which won silver when the event was held for the first time three years ago in Tokyo, fell 4-3 in a come-from-behind win by host France, a repeat of the result from Tokyo.Japan got off to a turbo start in the final when 90-kg silver medalist Sanshiro Murao beat Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou with a thunderous throw in golden score, and Rika Takayama downed over-78-kg bronze medalist Romane Dicko with a waza-ari to make it 2-0.But momentum shifted when three-time men's over…READ FULL ARTICLE
