Tsunoda gives Japan golden start in judo at Paris Olympics
In the men's under-60kg final, Kazakhstan's Yeldos Smetov edged French hope Luka Mkheidze despite the roaring support of a packed crowd at the temporary arena on the Champs de Mars.
Japan have led the medals table at 11 of the 14 Olympics in which judo has been contested.
Tsunoda, who dropped a weight class after missing her home Games in Tokyo injured, secured gold in her first Olympics with just over a minute left in her final, rolling on her back and flipping Baasankhuu Bavuudorj head-first to the mat.
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