Ayumi Wins Gold Again by ALL IPPON!!!

Today, Ayumi Tanimoto of the Komatsu Women's Judo Team won Gold Medal in the women's -63Kg category at the Beijing Olympic Games. Ayumi was a Gold medalist of the same weight category at the Athens Olympics in 2004. We at Komatsu thank all of you who supported Ayumi in Beijing and from around the world for your support and encouragement.

Preliminary Round 1: Seeded
Preliminary Round 2: Beat Ysis Barreto (Venezuela) by Ippon (Yokoshiho-gatame: 1'40")
Quarterfinal: Beat Ja-Young Kong (South Korea) by Ippon (Kamishiho-gatame: 2'42")
Semifinal: Beat Driulis Gonzalez (Cuba) by Ippon (Kamishiho-gatame: 3'34")
Final: Beat Lucie Decosse (France) by Ippon (Uchimata: 1'26")

"I am just happy! I am also very thankful for everyone who supported me while I was suffering from a back injury for some time before coming here. I am also very happy that I won all matches by Ippon, because I wanted to show the art of Ippon to children who are studying Judo."

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