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China's Tong Wen wins heavyweight women's judo
2008-08-15
BEIJING - China's Tong Wen has won the women's over 78-kilogram gold on the final day of the Olympic judo competition. Tong came through with a big throw in the closing seconds Friday to defeat Japan's Maki Tsukada, the Athens champion. Tsukada took the lead 2 minutes into the bout with a leg sweep that sent Tong to the mat. Tong, a three-time world champion who has beaten Tsukada repeatedly, took a koka point to narrow the gap. With just 16 seconds left, Tong found her opening and threw Tsukada to the mat. Slovenia's Lucijia Polavder defeated South Korea's Kim Na-young by a point to win bronze. The second bronze went to Cuba's Idalys Ortiz, who flipped Mongolia's Tserenkhand Dorjgotov with a match-ending throw. Judo awards two bronze medals in each weight class.
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