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19 April 2024

Judo: Argentina's Pareto creates history

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By AFP

Paula Pareto became Argentina's first woman Olympic gold medal winner in the judo as Brazilian Sarah Menezes' dream of delivering the hosts first medal was ended by injury.

Pareto saw off South Korea's Jeong Bo-Kyeong in the 48kg final to add to the bronze medal she won in Beijing eight years ago.

Defending champion Menezes ended in the Olympic hospital with a disclocated shoulder.

Judo results from the Rio 2016 Olympics on Saturday:

Women 48kg
Gold medal match

Paula Pareto (ARG) bt Jeong Bo-Kyeong (KOR) by waza-ari

Bronze medal repechages
Ami Kondo (JPN) bt Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) by yuko
Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (KAZ) bt Dayaris Mestre Alvarez (CUB) by ippon

Semi-finals
Jeong Bo-Kyeong (KOR) bt Dayaris Mestre Alvarez (CUB) by ippon
Paula Pareto (ARG) bt Ami Kondo (JPN) by waza-ari

Quarter-finals
Jeong Bo-Kyeong (KOR) bt Urantsetseg Munkhbat (MGL) by ippon
Dayaris Mestre Alvarez (CUB) bt Sarah Menezes (BRA) by penalty
Paula Pareto (ARG) bt Eva Csernoviczki (HUN) by waza-ari
Ami Kondo (JPN) bt Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (KAZ) by ippon

Men's 60kg
Gold medal match

Beslan Mudranov (RUS) bt Yeldos Smetov (KAZ) by waza-ari

Bronze medal repechages
Naohisa Takato (JPN) bt Orkhan Safarov (AZE) by penalty
Diyorbek Urozboev (UZB) bt Amiran Papinashvili (GEO) by yuko

Semi-finals
Beslan Mudranov (RUS) bt Amiran Papinashvili (GEO) by ippon
Yeldos Smetov (KAZ) bt Orkhan Safarov (AZE) by waza-ari

Quarter-finals
Beslan Mudranov (RUS) bt Kim Won-Jin (KOR) by ippon
Amiran Papinashvili (GEO) bt Naohisa Takato (JPN) by ippon
Orkhan Safarov (AZE) bt Felipe Kitadai (BRA) by ippon
Yeldos Smetov (KAZ) bt Diyorbek Urozboev (UZB) by yuko