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Kaori Matsumoto shines for Japan at Judo Grand Prix Budapest
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21 Jun 2014 17:20
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
Olympic champion Matsumoto Kaori (JPN) defeated Madrid European Open silver medallist Helene Receveaux (FRA) to remain undefeated on the World Judo Tour since her London 2012 success. Matsumoto countered an ouchi-gari attempt from her opponent with a ko-soto-gari for a waza-ari score and that effort separed both judoka after four minutes.
In the first semi-final Matsumoto defeated long-time rival Corina Caprioriu (ROU) in a rematch of the London 2012 Olympic final as she scored successive waza-ari efforts from an osoto-gari and a de-ashi-barai. In the second semi-final Baku Grand Slam runner-up Vlora BEDETI (SLO) fell to RECEVEAUX by ippon after just 84 seconds.
The first bronze medal was won by home judoka Hedvig KARAKAS (HUN) who triumphed against Caprioriu to earn not only her country’s first medal of the competition but also Hungary’s 500th international judo medal. KARAKAS was eager to take the contest to the ground and grafted away to eat up the clock having opening the scoring with a yuko which went unanswered. The second bronze medal was won by Vlora BEDETI (SLO) who edged out former World Judo Masters winner DORJSUREN Sumiya (MGL) on shido penalties with three against the Mongolian and only one against the busier Slovenian.
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