Kim Jae-bum prevails at Grand Slam in Tokyo
TOKYO - London Olympic gold medalist Kim Jae-bum of Korea and Linda Bolder of the Netherlands stopped Japanese domination at the Grand Slam international judo tournament in Tokyo on Saturday.The 27-year-old Korean, also the world champion the past two years, pulled off a yuko, or a sleeve throw, and went on to beat Ivan Vorobev of Russia in the men’s 81-kilogram final.
Bolder, the 2008 under-23 European champion, defeated Japan’s Haruka Tachimoto after scoring a yuko point to win the 70 kilogram final.
On Friday, Japanese judokas dominated the event winning the men’s 60 and 66 kilogram, women’s 48, 52 and 57 kilogram titles.
AFP
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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