China's Xian Dongmei defended her Athens gold after beating An Kum-ae of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with a yuko in the Women's Judo -52kg weight class, and Japan's Uchishiba Masato held on to his Olympic title in the Men's -66kg division by defeating Benjamin Darbelet with an ippon at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 10.
Women's -52kg
China's Xian Dongmei, the defending Judo -52kg Olympic gold medalist, defeated An Kum-ae from the (DPRK) with a yuko to claim her second Olympic title. Xian, 33, returned to the tatami after giving birth to her first child last year. Just ten months after giving birth, she won a gold medal at the Super World Cup in Paris and World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, in 2008.
"It is unforgettable and not easy to get it again," said Xian Dongmei about her gold medal. "It is really very special because I won it in front of my home (crowd). It is also special because after four years I also became a mother and I got a gold medal again."
Soraya Haddad of Algeria, competing in the Olympics for the second time, won her first Olympic bronze by beating Sholpan Kaliyeva from Kazakhstan with a waza-ari. At Athens 2004, she finished ninth in the Women's -48kg division. In the other bronze medal match, Japan's Nakamura Misato won the match by defeating Kim Kyung-ok with two waza-ari scores in just 1:13.
Men's -66kg
Uchishiba Masato of Japan defended his gold medal from Athens by beating France's Benjamin Darbelet with an ippon in 1:08. In the 2005 World Championships, he finished second in the Men's -66kg division in Cairo. This was the second time that Darbelet had taken part in the Olympic Games; at Athens 2004, he finished 17th in the -60kg.
"I don't remember how I won the game. Naturally, my body moved and I put in all my effort," said Uchishiba on the gold medal match. "My Judo style is aggressive so I just fight with what I have."
Cuba's Yordanis Arencibia claimed his second Olympic bronze medal (the first being from Athens 2004) after throwing Alim Gadanov of Russia for a yuko. He was the silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
The DPRK's Pak Chol-min beat Mirali Sharipov of Uzbekistan with a waza-ari to earn the other bronze medal.
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