RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) — Russian judoist Khasan Khalmurzaev on Tuesday won a gold medal in men's 81 kg finals at Rio Summer Olympic Games, bringing Russia a third Olympic gold at the current tournament.
Khalmurzaev defeated US judoist Travis Stevens with the highest 'ippon' score.
Khalmurzaev's gold is Russia's 11th in total medal count at Rio Olympics so far.