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Tong Wen wins women's over 78kg judo gold medal
China's Tong Wen defeated reigning champion Maki Tsukada with eight seconds to go in heavyweight judo final on Friday at the Beijing Olympic Games, making the Chinese girl to be the first grand slam champion at the age of 25.

Chinese women's judo team makes breakthrough

Thanks to comprehensive preparations, the Chinese women's judo team has made a historic breakthrough by winning an unprecedented three golds at the Beijing Olympic Games, said Fu Guoyi, team head coach here on Sunday.

 

· Japan's Satoshi Ishii wins gold in heavyweight judo with smallest body
· Ishii from Japan wins men's over 100kg judo gold medal
· Tong Wen wins women's over 78kg judo gold medal
· Naidan from Mongolia wins men's 100kg judo gold
· Yang of China wins women's 78kg judo gold

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Judo is derived in part from jujitsu, the hand-to-hand combat technique of ancient samurai warriors. [Full story]
· Discipline's origin
· Judo equipment
· Rules
· List of events
· Time and venue
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  • Irakli Tsirekidze (blue) of Georgia competes against Amar Benikhlef of Algeria in men's 90kg final of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Judo event in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008.
  • Ole Bischof of Germany in blue competes during the men's 81 kg final of Judo against Kim Jaebum of South Korea in white at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug 12, 2008. Ole Bischof of Germany won the gold medal in the event.[Xinhua]
  • Defending champion Xian Dongmei won China's first judo gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on Sunday. [Xinhua]

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