2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Athletes

	'Big Girl' uses brains as well as brawn The two coaches that have trained Tong Wen, the Olympic women's over 78 kg judogold medalist, are unanimous in their opinion of her as an assiduous and disciplined student since taking up sport in her childhood.

	Yang Xiuli, new Olympic champion under magic judo coach Liu It takes Yang Xiuli ten years to believe that she could call her coach "Shifu" for a considerable level in judo. She uttered the title toward Liu Yongfu after winning an Olympic gold in Beijing Thursday.

	Ryoko Tani: I'm ready for 3rd Olympic title Olympic defending Judo champion Ryoko Tani expressed her determination that she was ready for the upcoming matches before the Japan flag-raising ceremony in the Olympic Village on Wednesday.

	Kye Sun Hui pinned high hope to win gold at Olympics for DPRK A women judoka who will compete her 4th Olympics for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was the most expected athlete to grab a gold medal for the country.

	Ciano wins men's 81kg at Beijing Judo Open Italy's national champion Antonio Ciano denied a late comeback from Japanese judoka Ono Takashi to win the men's 81kg at the 2007 Beijing Judo Open with a waza-ari on Friday.

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