Olympics-Judo-Japan's Arai shines with eyes on women's -70 kg gold in Tokyo


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Judo - Women's 70kg - Quarterfinal - Nippon Budokan - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Chizuru Arai of Japan in action against Giovanna Scoccimarro of Germany REUTERS/Sergio Perez

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's double world champion judoka Chizuru Arai advanced into the semi-finals of the Olympic competition by pinning German Giovanna Scoccimarro for a solid ippon 10-0 victory in the women's -70 kg quarter-finals.

Arai is looking to help Japan extend a winning streak of judo gold medals to a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.

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