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Joyful victory for Laura Vargas Koch in Cuba
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7 Jun 2014 19:05
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
World silver medallist Laura VARGAS KOCH (GER) was on top form as she defeated European Championships bronze medallist Bernadette GRAF (AUT) in the -70kg final. VARGAS KOCH took the lead with a yuko from an uchi-mata after on minute and sealed an impressive win after another 60 seconds elapsed by pinning GRAF with a kesa-gatame for ippon.
In the first semi-final German ace VARGAS KOCH downed 18-year-old Canadian Championships bronze medallist Monika BURGESS (CAN). VARGAS KOCH was untroubled as she threw for waza-ari before holding down her opponent in kesa-gatame with a vice like grip for a second and match-winning waza-ari. At the same stage GRAF ended the progress of European bronze medallist Barbara MATIC (CRO). The Austrian took a commanding lead with a waza-ari score before receiving shido penalties for going out of the area and a false attack but the Croatian failed the trouble the scoreboard.
The first bronze medal was claimed by Junior world champion MATIC who continues to stamp her name on the senior stage as she defeated ZHOU Chao (CHN) in Havana. MATIC made two mistakes resulting in a shido penalty while her Chinese opponent made three infringements which were a result of passivity on two occasions and once for gripping. The second bronze medal contest was an all-Canadian affair as BURGESS faced former world number one Kelita ZUPANCIC (CAN). BURGESS was never in danger from a juji-gatame effort from her teammate and acquitted herself well but received a solitary shido which was the difference in a scoreless contest where both judoka knew every move their opponent had in their repertoire.
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