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  1. Naohisa Takato (髙藤直寿, Takatō Naohisa, born 30 May 1993) is a Japanese judoka. [1] [2] Takato is currently the top ranked judoka in the world in the extra-lightweight division. [3] . He became one of judo's most prominent fighters by winning the 2013 World Championships. [4] .

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  2. Jul 24, 2021 · On the first full day of competition, Naohisa Takato won a gold medal in judo in the under-60 kilogram weight class, making up for his disappointing bronze medal finish at the Rio Games in...

  3. 2960 pts. The official International Judo Federation website - IJF - is the judo hub for all the judo community members as well as those exploring the sport of judo. Judo is an Olympic sport since 1964. Judo is more than a sport.

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  4. Jul 24, 2021 · Takato, 28, became the first Japanese athlete to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics Saturday morning. He defeated Chinese Taipei athlete Yang Yung-wei to win the title in the men's -60 kg weight class. This is the second Olympic medal that Takato has earned thus far. He also won a bronze medal in men's -60 kg at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

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  5. Jul 24, 2021 · Judoka Naohisa Takato won Japan's first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, beating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60-kilogram final. His victory came shortly after fellow judoka Funa Tonaki earned Japan's first medal of the games, a silver, after falling to Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo in the women's 48-kg final.

  6. Jul 24, 2021 · TOKYO (AP) — Naohisa Takato spent the past five years fixated on a vision. He saw himself standing on the podium at the Nippon Budokan alongside Funa Tonaki with judo gold medals around their necks, basking in the cheers of their adoring home crowd on the opening night of the Tokyo Olympics.

  7. Jul 25, 2021 · Judoka Naohisa Takato's family and supporters were ecstatic after his gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, made all the sweeter by being Japan's first of the Games.