Canada's Christa Deguchi defeated Serbia's Marica Perisic on Monday to advance to the Olympic women's judo semifinals in the under-57-kilogram category at Arena Champ-de-Mars.
PARIS – Canada’s Christa Deguchi defeated Serbia’s Marica Perisic on Monday to advance to the Olympic women’s judo semifinals in the under-57-kilogram category at Arena Champ-de-Mars.
Deguchi opened her Olympic debut with a win by ippon — a single move that immediately ends the match —against Panama’s Kristine Jimenez.Paris 2024: Canada’s Ellie Black pushes envelope in women’s gymnasticsFIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic soccer, bans coaches for 1 year in drone spying scandalThe 28-year-old Deguchi, who will face France’s Sarah-Léonie Cysique in the semifinals, had a bye into the round of 16 being the No. 1-ranked judoka in the world in her weight class.
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