Olympics-Judo-Hifumi Abe wins men's under 66kg gold for Japan

Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Men -66 kg Final - Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, France - July 28, 2024. Hifumi Abe of Japan reacts during his bout against Willian Lima of Brazil. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

PARIS (Reuters) - Hifumi Abe of Japan won the gold medal in the men's under 66kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Willian Lima of Brazil took the silver, while Gusman Kyrgyzbayev of Kazakhstan and Denis Vieru of Moldovia earlier won bronze medals.

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Hugh Lawson)