Japan Wins Two Golds while China Deprived of Fifth in Universiade JudoJudo powerhouse Japan reap two golds and one bronze in the competitions on Sunday, the fourth day of official competitions in the 11-day World University Games.Midori Shintani, runner-up of the women's over 78kg category in the 2001 World Judo Championships, triumphed in the women's judo open category by beating South Korean Cho Su Hee in the final. The 21-year-old Shintani, who cruised into the last two with a couple of comfortable victories, sealed the victory with a throw on Cho for ippon. Local favorite Tong Wen, who lost to Shintani in the semifinal by ippon, had to settle for a bronze. "It's lucky that Yuan is not my opponent in the open category." said Shintani, who was defeated by Yuan Hua in the 2001 World Judo Championships. Masat Uchishiba added another gold for Japan when he defeated Vakht Khositashvili of Georgia in the men's under 60kg judo final. Choi Min-Ho of South Korea won the bronze easily as his opponent Kenji withdrew halfway through the match due to injury, and the other bronze medal went to Brazilian Joao Derly. In the women's under 48kg category, Cuban Danie Carrion deprived China of its fifth judo gold as she outthrew Chinese Gao Lijuan in the closing moments of the final. Gao, who seemed to win the competition with only one minute remaining, fell victim to a late drop by Carrion and had to settle for the silver. "It's a pity," said Gao, who was still smarting from blowing away the victory long after the final. "The result shows that I lack experience." She added. Frederique Jossinet of France captured a bronze through the repechage. She was joined on the podium by Kayo. South Korea secured the last gold of the day through Jang Sung Ho in the men's judo open category. Jang, who had won a silver in the men's under 100kg division three days ago, encountered tough challenge from Abdullo Tangriev of Uzbekistan in the final. But Jang's pulling and dragging tactics finally worked and he added a gold to his belt. Hungarian Laszlo Szilagti and Ihar Makarau of Belarus both fought through the repechage to claim the bronze. |
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