Japan's Aaron Wolf emerged the winner of the men's under 100 kilogram final, defeating Cho Gu Ham of South Korea at the judo tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

Wolf's victory gave the Japanese men a record-high five top podium spots in six days of the Tokyo judo competition. Wolf is the third judoka from Japan to win the Olympic title at under 100 kg and first since Kosei Inoue achieved the feat in 2000.

Aaron Wolf (white) of Japan and Cho Gu Ham of South Korea compete in the men's judo 100-kilogram final at the Tokyo Olympics on July 29, 2021, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. (Kyodo)