Japan's Murao retains judo world title, beats compatriot Tajima in final

Japan's Sanshiro Murao defended his title in the men's 90-kilogram category at the judo world championships on Thursday, beating compatriot Goki Tajima in the final.The Paris Olympic silver medalist scored an ippon victory over Georgia's Lasha Bekauri, the two-time reigning Olympic champion, in the round of 16 before advancing to the final against Tajima in Baku.Murao, who did not concede a single score in his five matches, earned Japan its third men's gold medal at the championships in Azerbaijan, following Hifumi Abe in the 66-kg class and Ryuga Tanaka in the 73-kg division."I entered the…READ FULL ARTICLE