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Olympics: Ishii gets heavyweight judo gold, Tsukada takes silver
BEIJING, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Japan's men saved their bombshell for the heavyweight curtain closing act.
Satoshi Ishii brought redemption to the men by capturing gold in the over 100 kilograms Friday, defeating Abdullo Tangriev of Uzbekistan to follow in the footsteps of Athens champion Keiji Suzuki and give Japan back-to-back Olympictitles in the heaviest division.
But the women could not stop the tidal wave of thousands of cheering Chinese as Tong Wen defeated defending champion Maki Tsukada in the women's over 78 kg category with a dramatic ippon in the dying seconds of the match at BeijingScience and Technology University Gymnasium.
Ishii, making his Olympic debut in Beijing, was the aggressor throughout the match against Tangriev and won the final on penalties for his opponent'spassivity.
Nineteen-year-old Frenchman Teddy Riner, who became the youngest ever world champion in men's judo last year, was a favorite to win gold here but had tosettle for bronze.
In the semifinals, Ishii struggled against Lasha Gujejiani of Georgia but found an opening for an inner-leg trip near the end of the bout before placing hisopponent in a rear submission hold.
He disposed of Paolo Bianchessi of Italy in his first match, racking up points before deploying a well-timed inner-thigh sweep for ippon with 1 minute, 37 seconds remaining. Ishii later sent Egypt's Islam El Shehaby sprawling to themat with an inner-leg trip to book a spot in the quarterfinals.
Ishii took the early lead for aggressiveness against 2004 Athens Olympic silver medalist Tamerlan Tmenov of Russia, who tried an ill-advised rolling backwardthrow, before mounting his opponent for a submission to make the semifinals.
Tsukada could have made it a double for Japan as she led on points after scoring a ''yuko,'' but Tong, rallied by her adoring fans, pulled off a perfectly timed one-armed shoulder throw with just eight seconds left for theippon.
In her first match, Tsukada trailed Anne-Sophie Mondiere of France by a point after her opponent scored a ''koka'' but rebounded to execute an outer-legsweep for ippon with 1:40 left.
Tsukada wasted little sweat on Mexico's Venessa Zambotti in the next match to book her semifinals berth, placing her opponent in a side submission hold justover a minute into the match.
In the semifinals, Tsukada controlled her bout from start to finish against Slovenia's Lucija Polavder and crushed her to the mat before pinning her forthe win.
Earlier for Japan, Ayumi Tanimoto (63 kg) and Masae Ueno (70 kg) won gold while two-time Olympic champion Ryoko Tani (48 kg) and Olympic debutante MisatoNakamura (52 kg) took bronze medals.
Aside from Ishii's victory, Masato Uchishiba (66 kg) successfully defended hisOlympic title for Japan's other medal at these Games.
==Kyodo
Satoshi Ishii brought redemption to the men by capturing gold in the over 100 kilograms Friday, defeating Abdullo Tangriev of Uzbekistan to follow in the footsteps of Athens champion Keiji Suzuki and give Japan back-to-back Olympictitles in the heaviest division.
But the women could not stop the tidal wave of thousands of cheering Chinese as Tong Wen defeated defending champion Maki Tsukada in the women's over 78 kg category with a dramatic ippon in the dying seconds of the match at BeijingScience and Technology University Gymnasium.
Ishii, making his Olympic debut in Beijing, was the aggressor throughout the match against Tangriev and won the final on penalties for his opponent'spassivity.
Nineteen-year-old Frenchman Teddy Riner, who became the youngest ever world champion in men's judo last year, was a favorite to win gold here but had tosettle for bronze.
In the semifinals, Ishii struggled against Lasha Gujejiani of Georgia but found an opening for an inner-leg trip near the end of the bout before placing hisopponent in a rear submission hold.
He disposed of Paolo Bianchessi of Italy in his first match, racking up points before deploying a well-timed inner-thigh sweep for ippon with 1 minute, 37 seconds remaining. Ishii later sent Egypt's Islam El Shehaby sprawling to themat with an inner-leg trip to book a spot in the quarterfinals.
Ishii took the early lead for aggressiveness against 2004 Athens Olympic silver medalist Tamerlan Tmenov of Russia, who tried an ill-advised rolling backwardthrow, before mounting his opponent for a submission to make the semifinals.
Tsukada could have made it a double for Japan as she led on points after scoring a ''yuko,'' but Tong, rallied by her adoring fans, pulled off a perfectly timed one-armed shoulder throw with just eight seconds left for theippon.
In her first match, Tsukada trailed Anne-Sophie Mondiere of France by a point after her opponent scored a ''koka'' but rebounded to execute an outer-legsweep for ippon with 1:40 left.
Tsukada wasted little sweat on Mexico's Venessa Zambotti in the next match to book her semifinals berth, placing her opponent in a side submission hold justover a minute into the match.
In the semifinals, Tsukada controlled her bout from start to finish against Slovenia's Lucija Polavder and crushed her to the mat before pinning her forthe win.
Earlier for Japan, Ayumi Tanimoto (63 kg) and Masae Ueno (70 kg) won gold while two-time Olympic champion Ryoko Tani (48 kg) and Olympic debutante MisatoNakamura (52 kg) took bronze medals.
Aside from Ishii's victory, Masato Uchishiba (66 kg) successfully defended hisOlympic title for Japan's other medal at these Games.
==Kyodo
