Japan's Ryuju Nagayama defeated France's Romain Valadier Picard by ippon in the men's 60-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on Friday.The 29-year-old from Hokkaido, who took bronze at last year's Paris Olympics, captured his first world title in his sixth appearance.Nagayama won five matches from the second round on the opening day of the championships in the Hungarian capital."I finally became a champion," said Nagayama, who was third at the world championships in 2018 and 2019. "I wasn't in good form, but I managed to fight calmly.""This isn't my goal. I only think…READ FULL ARTICLE
