By Canadian Press

Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam

Dec 8, 2024 | 11:52 AM

TOKYO — Canadian judokas François Gauthier-Drapeau and Kyle Reyes earned bronze medals Sunday at the Tokyo Grand Slam judo event.

Gauthier-Drapeau, form Alma, Que., finished with a bronze in the men’s under-81 kg category when opponent David Karapetyan failed to show up for the medal bout.

Reyes had a much different path to a medal.

The judoka from Brampton, Ont., defeated Japan’s Koki Kumasaka for under-100 kg bronze in a match that went over 10 minutes.

Kumasaka had earlier defeated Toronto’s Shady ElNahas, who injured his hand in the second-round match.

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Gauthier-Drapeau’s returned to the under-81 kg class less than a month after he won gold in the under-90 kg category at the Continental Cup in Montreal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2024.

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