The three-time world champion Gao Ren won the tense confrontation with Yang and won the gold medal with an advantage of 3 minutes and 40 seconds.
In order for Takato, who lost in the 2016 quarter-finals to win, Yang was asked to perform a third shido (penalty kick).
However, Japan suffered disappointment elsewhere on the opening day, and the campaign of the great gymnastics Kohei Uchimura ended early.
The two-time all-around champion slipped in the qualifying round of the horizontal bar competition while battling a shoulder injury to adapt to the Olympics.
World champion Seto also failed to enter the finals of the men’s 400m medley in the pool, although he still had two matches to make up for.
Japan’s initial target was 30 gold medal It was the home Olympics, but after the Olympics were postponed by the coronavirus pandemic for a year, the plan was cancelled.
The Japanese team won the most gold in a single game Olympic Games 16 years old, made in Tokyo in 1964 and in Athens 17 years ago.
