Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan’s first gold medal at Paris Olympics

Paris –
Natsumi Tsunoda was as dominant as marketed in a efficiency that Japan hopes will set the tone for the remainder of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Japanese judoka swatted apart her first three opponents within the below 48-kg division, survived a aggressive semifinal and completed the job within the closing to change into the primary Japanese athlete to strike gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Japan added to its medal rely minutes later when Ryuju Nagayama claimed a bronze medal within the males’s below 60-kg class.