South Korea's Kim Jae-Bum wins Olympic judo -81kg goldAugust 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. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |