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Japan's Olympic Gold Medalist Tsunoda Retires from Judo, Promises to Keep Promoting Sport

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:49 JST, January 30, 2026

Judoka Natsumi Tsunoda, who took gold for Japan in the women’s 48-kilogram judo division at the Paris Olympics, announced Friday that she would be retiring.

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