Golden Ruri Takahashi dominates heavyweight class

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Golden Ruri Takahashi dominates heavyweight class

Japanese heavyweight Ruri Takahashi captured the gold medal at the Grand prix Upper Austria at the closing day. It's a well known fact that Japanese judoka and especially women are almost unbeatable on the ground. For sure Asya Tavano knew it but it did not change the outcome of the contest. After a first contact and a left tai-otoshi from Takahashi for no score, the Japanese judoka kept control of the arm to pin Tavano for ippon. With this gold…