Olympics-Judo-Canada's Christa Deguchi wins women's under 57kg gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Women -57 kg Final - Champ de Mars Arena, Paris, France - July 29, 2024. Christa Deguchi of Canada in action against Mimi Huh of South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

PARIS (Reuters) - Canadian Christa Deguchi won the gold medal in the women's under 57kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

South Korea's Huh Mi-mi took the silver, while Haruka Funakubo of Japan and France's Sarah-Leonie Cysique earlier won bronze medals.

(Editing by Hugh Lawson)