South Korea's Kim Jae-Bum wins Olympic judo -81kg gold August 1, 2012 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Korea's Kim Jae-Bum avenged his 2008 Olympic final defeat to German judoka Ole Bischof with a comprehensive victory in the men's -81kg division, BBC Sport said. Four years after that rare defeat, Kim can now add Olympic gold to his Beijing silver and two world titles. The two bronze medals on offer were claimed by Russian Ivan Nifontov and Canada's Antoine Valois-Fortier. Valois-Fortier had earlier beaten Great Britain's Euan Burton, 33, by ippon in the second round. Kim, 27, was in charge of the final from the outset, pinning Bischof's ankle twice to score easy yukos. He then controlled the bout from the middle of the mat, repeatedly forcing his 32-year-old opponent on to the defensive. This was Canada's first Olympic judo medal since 2000, whereas the Russian team has already secured two golds on the London 2012 mat. Partner news  Top stories As an amateur, 31-year-old Hovhannisyan gained extensive international experience and was a four-time Armenian National Champion. Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.   Partner news |  Latest news Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles worldwide  A bolt used in the steering wheel was not screwed on properly, but that there was no danger of sudden failure.Aleppo Armenian abducted by Islamists, given 3 months in jail The head of the Armenian General Benevolent Union office Hagop Mikaelyan was given jail term for supporting President Assad.Spotify, Netflix say no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 apps Both streaming services have ruled out catering to the mobile operating system, which runs on devices such as the Q10, Q5 and Z10.OSCE mission conducts monitoring of NKR-Azerbaijan contact line The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule; no violation of the cease-fire regime was noted. |
