Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Men -90 kg Quarterfinals - Champ de Mars Arena, Paris, France - July 31, 2024. Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in action against Juyeop Han of South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
PARIS (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champion Lasha Bekauri of Georgia and Croatian world number one Barbara Matic reached the judo semi-finals in their respective weight classes at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Bekauri, who is on track to become a double Olympic champion at the age of 24, beat South Korea's Han Ju-yeop in the quarter-finals by ippon in one minute and 22 seconds in the men's under 90kg category.
