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Japan beats Russia to win mixed team gold at judo world championships
Japan won the mixed team title at the world judo championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, beating Russia 4-1 in the final.
The event has six bouts, with three men and three women competing for each team.
Japan reached the final by beating China 3-0, after losing to Georgia in last year's semifinals.
Shiho Tanaka, Sanshiro Murao, Mao Arai and Akari Omori won bouts for Japan in the final.
The team victory was Japan's eighth gold medal at these championships, adding to three men's and four women's individual titles.
The next world championships are scheduled for June in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Japan beat Russia 4-1 in the final to win the mixed team title at the world judo championships in Baku.
The victory gave Japan its eighth mixed team title at the championships.
Japan reached the final by beating China 3-0 in the semifinals.
Shiho Tanaka, Sanshiro Murao, Mao Arai and Akari Omori won bouts for Japan in the final.
Japan also won three men's and four women's individual titles at the championships.
- Who
- Japan and Russia contested the final.
- What
- Japan beat Russia 4-1 to win the mixed team gold at the world judo championships.
- When
- Sunday; the exact date of the final is not stated.
- Where
- Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Japan lost to Georgia in the semifinals.
Japan beat China 3-0 in the semifinals and then defeated Russia 4-1 in the final.
- Final score
- Japan beat Russia 4-1
- Mixed team title
- Japan's eighth
- Semifinal score
- Japan beat China 3-0
- Competition format
- Six bouts, featuring three men and three women
- Individual gold medals
- Japan won three men's and four women's titles
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