The Hindu : Sport / Judo : Garima bags gold

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Wednesday, Nov 07, 2007
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Garima bags gold

Principal Correspondent

HYDERABAD: India’s Garima Choudhary claimed gold in the 63 kg category girls’ event of the Asian junior judo championship for boys and girls at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.

The host also picked two bronzes with K. Devisri settling for third place in the 78 kg & above category (girls) and Hardeep Singh in the 60 kg category (boys).

However, Japan judokas dominated the day’s proceedings winning two gold and three silver medals.

The results:

Juniors championship: Girls: 63 kg: 1. Garima Choudhary (Ind), 2. Kikukawa Yuki (Jpn), 3. Ired Abdurahmanova (Uzb). 70 kg: 1. Tachimoto Haruka (Jpn), 2. Wan-Chin Lee (Taipei), 3. Marian Urdabayeva (Kaz). 78 kg: 1. Jong-Won Park (Kor), 2. Sato Ruika (Jpn), 3. Kristin Yelistratova (Kaz). 78 kg & above: 1. Mariya Sherekova (Uzb), 2. Hatamura Aki (Jpn), 3. Devi Shri Kalimuthu (Ind).

Boys: 55 kg: 1. Hurshid Abduhakimov (Uzb), 2. Jung-Hun Lee (Kor), 3. Marazykov Davron (Kgz). 60 kg: 1. Hassan Yari (Iri), 2. Altanush Dovdon (Mgl), 3. Hardeep Singh (Ind). 66 kg: 1. Ogura Musashi (Jpn), 2. Dulguun Davaasuren (Mgl), 3. Mirzohid Farmoncy (Uzb). 73 kg: 1. Won-Jung Kim (Kor), 2. Nakaya Riki (Jpn), 3. Kairat Abzalov (Kaz).

Youth championship:

Women: 48 kg: 1. Ryu Eun-Hye (Kor), 2. Sandhya Leitong Bam (Ind), 3. Shu-Ching Su (Taipei). 52 kg: 1. Aina Zharmanova (Kaz), 2. Nirmala de Irung Bam (Ind), 3. Nad Encarnacion (Phi). 57 kg: 1. Tsend Ay Naranjargal (Mgl), 2. Dinara Zhumayabayeva (Kaz), 3. Pooja Dhanda (Ind). 63 kg: 1. Yu-I Wang (Tapei), 2. K.H.Hemabati Devi (Ind). 63 kg & above: 1. Hsin-Mei Hsu (Taipei), 2. Suni Bala Muidrom (Ind).

Men: 55 kg: 1.Ganbold Herlen (Mgl), 2. Ahmad Bagripapi (Iri), 3. Li-Chih Chen (Tapei). 60 kg: 1. Khursrof Ali (Yem), 2. Roman Singh (Ind), 3. Rahiman Yusupov (Uzb). 63 kg: 1. Al Janah Hussein (Yem), 2. Mulkaman Nurklychev (Tkm), 3. Sarair Nadafaliev (Uzb).