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AP Uta Abe reacts after the women’s 52-kilogram elimination round match against Uzbekistan’s Diyora Keldiyorova at Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
18:51 JST, July 28, 2024
Uta Abe, a favorite to win the women’s 52-kilogram division, lost in the second round at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, dashing her hopes to win back-to-back golds.
Abe, 24, won a gold medal at the Tokyo Games three years ago. On Sunday, she was defeated by Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world. Keldiyorova has also won silver medals at two consecutive world championships.
Abe was aiming to repeat as a gold medalist with her brother, Hifumi, who won the men’s 66-kilogram division at the previous Olympics. Hifumi is set to compete later Sunday.
