American Max Schneider followed a carefully planned strategy to take the gold medal in the boys' 66kg judo on Saturday, beating Hyon Song Chol (PRK) by Ippon (full point) for a counter attack.
Schneider snatches judo gold
Schneider snatches judo gold
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