Chelsie Giles wins Britain’s first medal of Tokyo Olympics with bronze in judo
- 24-year-old from Coventry takes medal in -52kg repechage
- Team GB also guaranteed at least a silver in men’s taekwondo
Chelsie Giles claimed Great Britain’s first medal of the Tokyo Olympics, winning bronze defeating Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher in the women’s -52kg judo.
The 24-year-old from Coventry, who bagged her first grand slam gold medal in Israel earlier this year, overcame Macedonia’s Arbresha Rexhepi and Morocco’s Soumiya Iraoui to reach the quarter-final, where she was beaten by Japan’s Uta Abe.
However, she was presented with another route to a podium place through the repechage and duly took it, downing Belgium’s Charline van Snick and then Kocher in their bronze medal match, both with Ippon finishes, at the Nippon Budokan. Giles is 10th in the world rankings.
from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3iNVhzM
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