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Japan's Hifumi Abe Wins World Judo Gold for Record 5th Time

Baku, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Hifumi Abe won the World Judo Championships in the men's 66-kilogram category Monday, earning the world title for the fifth time to strike a record for a male Japanese judo athlete. In the championships in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, the two-time Olympic champion defeated fellow Japanese Takeshi Takeoka, the world's No. 1 and defending champion, in th...

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