Canada's Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes each win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam judo event

Canadian judoka Kyle Reyes of Brampton wins bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam

Canadian judokas François Gauthier-Drapeau and Kyle Reyes earned bronze medals Sunday at the Tokyo Grand Slam judo event. Gauthier-Drapeau, form Alma, Que., finished with a bronze in the men’s under-81 kg category when opponent David Karapetyan failed to show up for the medal bout. “My opponent hurt his shoulder in the match before ours. To be honest, I’m very glad to accept the medal, but I would have liked to fight for it,” Gauthier-Drapeau sa…

Kanta Nakano defeats Hyoga Ota in Tokyo heavyweight final

As a symbol of the impressive results of the Japanese squad at this grand slam, Team Japan qualified two more athletes for the final: Hyoga Ota and Kanta Nakano. The former, already the holder of three gold medals from grand slams, was looking for a 4th title, while for the latter it could be his first gold medal. In case of defeat, Nakano was guaranteed at least a silver medal, which would already be his best result to date.