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Kayla Harrison gave the U.S. its first judo gold medal in Olympic history, taking the 78-kilogram title Thursday at the London Games.Harrison defeated Britain's Gemma Gibbons in a final she dominated from the start, getting a stronger grip on Gibbons and managing to throw her twice.Her medal is the U.S.' second in judo this week: Teammate Marti Malloy won a bronze in the women's 57-kilogram division.Harrison, world No. 4 and a former world champion, was in top form, dispatching many of her opponents with a match-ending ippon move, one in less than a minute. Harrison said she was focused on the gold."This is my purpose," she said.The bronze medals were won by Audrey Tcheumeo of France and Mayra Aguiar of Brazil....
Kayla Harrison gave the U.S. its first judo gold medal in Olympic history, taking the 78-kilogram title Thursday at the London Games.Harrison defeated Britain's Gemm...
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The first American ever to win a gold medal in judo, Kayla Harrison and her coach Jimmy Pedro sit down with Brian to discuss her amazing achievements.
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