August 15, 2008

China takes third and final Women's Judo


(BEIJING, August 15) -- Tong Wen of China beat defending Olympic champion Tsukada Maki of Japan with an ippon in the final seconds of the match to win gold in Judo Women's +78kg, the last Women's Judo event of the Beijing Olympics. Tong's victory gives China its third Women's Judo gold medal of the Games.
  Lucija Polavder of Slovenia defeated Kim Na-young of the Republic Korea with a koka to win the first bronze medal in the event. Polavder participated in the 2004 Athens Olympic Game and is a three time bronze medalist at the European Championships. Idalys Ortiz of Cuba outplayed Tserenkhand Dorjgotov of Mongolia with an ippon to win the second bronze medal in the event and the last Women's Judo bronze medal of the Beijing Olympics.

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