Judo

An extraordinary final in the men's under-73kg judo, where Hidayat Heydarov of Azerbaijan has won gold after nine minutes and 24 seconds of intense action.

Heydarov is the world number one, world and European champion, but was pushed all the way by France's Joan-Benjamin Gaba.

Gaba is ranked 35th in the world, but got a deafening support from the Parisian crowd as he pushed the experienced Heydarov all the way to a golden score period after the regulation four minutes passed without points.

Eventually Heydarov found the throw for a winning ippon to seal the title, and leave France looking for their first judo gold of these Games in one of their flagship sports.

Moldova's Adil Osmanov and Soichi Hashimoto of Japan won the two bronze medals which are available in every judo category.

Christa Deguchi has won Canada's first ever judo gold, after the world number one in the women's under-57kg category beat South Korea's Huh Mimi.

Both fighters had received two shido penalties for various infringements - three means disqualification and victory for the other judoka.

Mimi was the one to get the third shido, leading to two-time world champion Deguchi adding an Olympic gold to her title roster.

Japan's Haruka Funakubo and Sarah Leonie Cysique of France took the bronze medals.

Earlier in this weight category, British judoka Lele Nairne was knocked out in the first round by Georgia’s Eteri Liparteliani who won by ippon in less than two minutes.