Paris, 2 Aug (Xinhua) -- In the judo competition at the Paris Olympics on 2 August, France veteran Riner won the gold medal in the men's 100-kilogram and above category, achieving the feat of participating in the Olympic Games five times and winning three golds and two bronzes in individual events. In the women's 78kg and above event, Brazil's Beatrice, who made her Olympic debut, won gold, and China's Xu Shiyan stopped in the round of 16.
On that day, the Champ de Mars arena in Paris was full, and a large number of France spectators came to cheer for Rene. The 35-year-old is a legend in men's judo – he rose to fame by winning bronze at the age of 19 at the Beijing Olympics, followed by gold medals at London, Rio and Tokyo. In Tokyo, he also won the mixed team championship with France.
There was drama in the quarter-finals: against Tokyo Olympic silver medallist and current world No. 4 Tukhishvili of Georgia, Riner won with a gut drop in 2:39. Tukhishvili got up and clashed with Riner and was eventually shown a red card by the referee.
In the final, Rine's opponent was 23-year-old Korea rising star Kim Min-jong, who rose after the Tokyo Olympics. The victory was only in an instant, and with 16 seconds left in the regular season, a waist buckle in the back of the waist knocked Kim Minzong out, and he won the gold in one book!
Speaking after the game, Riner said: "I don't know how to sum up my career, it's hard to believe. I gave my all today and I got the gold medal. Maybe tonight or tomorrow I'll retire, but today is like a dream, a dream that will eventually come true. ”
In the women's 78kg and over 78kg category, although Japan's Su Nehui retreated to 18th in the world rankings, as the Tokyo Olympic champion, she was still the target of all competitors on the day. In the round of 16 knockouts, Chinese player Xu Shiyan faced Su Genhui, and the opponent was given a copy near the end of the game.
After the game, Xu Shiyan said: "The second time I came to the Olympic stadium, it was a pity that it ended in one round. There was a lot of preparation for Su Genhui, but there was no score. Nothing is a reason to lose, I want to fight more for Chinese judo, but if I don't do it, I don't do it. ”
Another highlight of the women's field was Tokyo's bronze medallist, the current world No. 1 host, Diko. The France faced Beatrice, who was ranked 10th in the world, in the semi-finals and lost to his opponent.
In the final, Beatrice met world No. 2 Israel's Hershko. The Brazilian surprised at 44 seconds to gain valuable skills, and neither side achieved anything after that. Speaking after the race, Beatrice said: "I trained hard like all athletes to become champions and I'm happy that today I showed my best and showed everything I trained. ”
Diko and Korea's Kim Ho-lun won the women's bronze medal, while Tajikistan's Rajimov and Uzbekistan's Yusupov won the men's bronze medal.
On the 3rd, the judo event will start a mixed team competition, with 18 teams competing in it.