2020 Tokyo Olympics host Japan added another gold to their tally as Kawai Yukako bagged the gold medal in women’s freestyle 62 kg. Yukako beat Aisuluu Tynybekova from Kyrgyzstan to win the medal.

Kawai and Tynybekova had a thrilling game as Yukako won by 4-3. The bronze medal went to Bulgaria’s Taybe Yusein as she beat Lyubov Ocharov in a dominant manner. Iryna Koliadenko also bagged the bronze medal in the competition.

Belgium leaves the Olympic campaign heartbroken as Saki Hayashi’s late game three pointer put Japan up by a point. The scoreline read 86-85 in favour of Japan and Yuki Miyazawa top-scored with 21 points for Japan. With the win, Japan has now advanced to the Semi-Finals of the women’s basketball.

Emma Meesseman continued to dominate both ends of the floor and put up 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists but it wasn’t enough against Japan who shot at a high clip in the game. The Japanese women will now meet the winner between the France and Spain game.