Judo: Uta Abe makes winning return as Japan sweeps 5 golds in Baku

Uta Abe made a triumphant return following her shock Paris Olympics exit as Japanese judoka swept five divisions Friday at the Baku Grand Slam.The 24-year-old Abe had three wins by ippon en route to the women's 52-kilogram title in her first competitive action since the Summer Games, where the Tokyo Olympics winner saw her title defense end with a second-round defeat to Uzbekistan's eventual gold medalist Diyora Keldiyorova.In the Azerbaijani capital, Abe beat Nikolina Nisavic of Serbia in overtime in her opener and Roza Gyertyas of Hungary in under nine seconds in their semifinal, both by …READ FULL ARTICLE