Kayla Harrison made history by winning the first ever Olympic gold medal in judo for the United States as she claimed the women's under-78kg title here on Thursday. The 2010 world champion beat shock finalist Gemma Gibbons of Great Britain by a pair of minimum yuko scores. Harrison, who had been a…
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Her story is amazing. Congratulations to her for getting gold!