Left: Sanshiro Murao (left) takes on Georgia’s Lasha Bekauri in the final of the men’s 90 kilogram judo class at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Right: Shinnosuke Oka (left) and Daiki Hashimoto celebrate Oka’s gold medal in the men’s all-around final in artistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
16:54 JST, August 1, 2024
PARIS – Japan now has eight gold medals at the Paris Olympics, with another added on Wednesday. The eighth medal was claimed by 22-year-old Shinnosuke Oka, who won the men’s all-around title in his Olympic debut. It was Oka’s second gold medal at the Paris Games — he also helped Japan win the team gymnastics event.
Shinnosuke Oka performs his floor exercise during the men’s all-around artistic gymnastics event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
It was Japan’s fourth consecutive victory in the men’s all-around gymnastics. Kohei Uchimura won at the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, while Daiki Hashimoto, now 22, took gold in Tokyo in 2021.
Hashimoto finished sixth on Wednesday.
In the 90-kilogram division of men’s judo, Sanshiro Murao, 23, won the silver medal. Murao lost in the final to Tokyo gold medalist Lasha Bekauri of Georgia.
The Japan women’s national football team defeated Nigeria 3-1 in the final match of the group stage to finish second in Group C. Nadeshiko reached the quarter-finals, where it will play the United States on August 3 for a place in the top four.
Japan has relinquished the top spot in gold medals to China and is tied for second place with France.
