Perkins withstood the assault and seemingly found more energy in the final three rounds and started landing powerful jabs and uppercuts on Shields, but eventually the aggression came back to bite.
Great Britain's Lucy Renshall has been eliminated from women's judo in the second round by an ex-GB opponent Lubjana Piovesana, who is representing Austria at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Up Next.
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