Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Taiwanese judo star Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯) won the silver medal at the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam on Friday after being defeated by a Russian opponent in the final of the under-60 kilogram weight class.
Yang, the 2020 Olympic silver-medalist and ranked fourth in the world, lost to 12th-ranked Ramazan Abdulaev after his defense was breached.
Yang will stay in Kazakhstan to prepare for the World Judo Championships being held May 19-24 in Abu Dhabi, his coach said.
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