Paris: Canada has won its first gold medal in the Paris Olympics with Christa Deguchi winning in the under-57 kilogram judo event.
Deguchi, who is the world’s top-ranked female judoka, defeated South Korean Mimi Huh in the final. Huh was flagged for a false attack in sudden-death overtime, giving her a match-ending third penalty.
Deguchi, who is a two-time world champion, had lost to Huh in the under-57 kg final at the 2024 world championships. She is the first-ever Canadian Olympic champion in judo and had defeated Sarah-Leonie Cysique of France in the semi-finals.