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Brazilian Judoka Sarah Menezes Takes Gold at 48kg
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Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 4:41pm EDT
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Menezes (blue) Courtesy BBC
The Olympic Judo events started Saturday as Sarah Menezes made history as the first women ever to win individual gold medal for Brazil.
Menezes defeated defending Olympic champion Alina Dumitru from Romania after a last minute throw pushed her over the top. At the age of 22, Menezes will hope to defend her title at the Brazil Olympics in 2016.
Éva Csernoviczki (HUN) and Charline Van Snick (BEL) tok home the Bronze.
Action continues Sunday with the 52 kg competition which will stream live and free on http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra.
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| Olympic Games Jul 27 - Aug 12: United Kingdom | Olympic Games: Basketball Jul 28 - Aug 11: Basketball Arena: Olympic Park, United Kingdom |
| Olympic Games: Beach Volleyball Jul 28 - Aug 8: Horse Guards Parade, United Kingdom | Olympic Games: Volleyball Jul 28 - Aug 11: Earls Court, United Kingdom |
| Olympic Games: Field Hockey Jul 29 - Aug 11: River Bank Arena, United Kingdom | Olympic Games: Gymnastics Jul 29 - Aug 12: North Greenwich Arena, United Kingdom |
| Olympic Games: Cycling Aug 2 - 07: Velodrome , United Kingdom | Olympic Games: Track and Field Aug 3 - 11: Olympic Stadium, United Kingdom |
| Olympic Games: Boxing Aug 5 - 09: ExCel Boxing Arena, United Kingdom |
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