Olympics-Judo-Azerbaijan's Heydarov wins men's under 73kg gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Men -73 kg Final - Champ de Mars Arena, Paris, France - July 29, 2024. Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan and Joan-Benjamin Gaba of France after their bout. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

PARIS (Reuters) - Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan won the gold medal in the men's under 73kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Joan-Benjamin Gaba of France took the silver, while Adil Osmanov of Moldova and Soichi Hashimoto of Japan earlier won bronze medals.

(Reporting by Zhifan Liu; Editing by Hugh Lawson)