Olympics-Judo-Japan's Arai wins women's -70 kg gold medal

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Judo - Women's 70kg - Gold medal match - Nippon Budokan - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Chizuru Arai of Japan celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Japanese judoka Chizuru Arai won the gold medal in the women's judo -70 kg category in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, beating Michaela Polleres of Austria in the final.

Sanne Van Dijke of Netherlands and Madina Taimazova of the Russian Olympic Committee were awarded bronze medals.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Judo - Women's 70kg - Gold medal match - Nippon Budokan - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Chizuru Arai of Japan reacts after winning gold REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto, editing by Ed Osmond)