Krpalek backs up gold in new weight class; Sone wins record gold for Japan

Lukas Krpalek of Czech Republic celebrates winning Olympic gold over Guram Tushishvili of Georgia

By NBC Olympics

Published July 30, 2021 3:06 am

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Czech Republic judoka Lukas Krpalek won gold in 2016, then moved up a weight class and did it again when he held off the challenge of Georgia’s Guram Tushishvili.

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