Shady El Nahas wins gold, Kyle Reyes earns silver in all-Canadian men’s judo -100 kg final | CBC Sports

By Charlie On Aug 3, 2022

Canadian judokas Shady El Nahas and Kyle Reyes captured the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the men’s -100 kg final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Wednesday.

El Nahas, a 24-year-old Toronto native, edged Reyes by waza-ari in the golden score to take the title. He previously defeated England’s Harry Lovell-Hewitt in a semifinal.

Reyes, who also hails from Toronto, downed Rhys Thompson of England to punch his ticket to the gold-medal match.

On Tuesday, Shady’s younger brother Mohab El Nahas grabbed bronze in the in the men’s -81 kg event.

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