He won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.
[1] He won the 2021 World Judo Championships in the heavyweight division.
[2] In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.
[3] In 2020, he became world-renowned after ending the 10-year unbeaten streak of legendary French judoka Teddy Riner during the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris, defeating him via ippon.
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