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The First Gold of the Games Goes to Chinese Judo Athlete


Chinese woman judo athlete Yuan Hua beat Japanese player with an overwhelming advantage and brought the first gold the 21st Universiade for China in the 78-kilogram class match held on Thursday afternoon.

The match between the two woman Titaness only lasted for 70 seconds and Japanese player had been thrown to ground for four times. The fastest fall only cost Yuan 22 seconds to put her enemy on the ground.

"I never thought of defending in the match for I would give my opponent no chance to counterattack," said the athlete from Liaoning Province of northeastern China.

"If she could overcome the shortcomings in her character, she could win any enemies," her coach told reporters.

(China.org.cn 08/23/2001)







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