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Youthful Yasmin Javadian admits her ‘home’ Coventry crowd hauled her over the line after bagging a battling bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
It turned out to be a stellar day for South Africa in judo as Geronay Michaela Whitebooi claimed a historic gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday.
Former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad of Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Tunji Disu, a deputy commissioner of police, has made Nigeria proud by winning a silver medal at the 33rd U.S Open Judo Championship.
Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 as Indian judoka Shushila Devi won the silver medal in the women -48kg category, her second in CWG history. On the fourth day of the multi-sports event, India clinched three medals -- one silver and two bronze. Besides Shushila, Vijay Kumar also won a bronze in the Men's 60kg division to give India a second medal in judo on the day. These were India's first medals outside the six in weightlifting that they have won so far, which include three gold.
This wasn't Shushila's first CWG silver. In 2014 at Glasgow, Shushila had bagged the silver medal in the same category. That's why she desired gold so much.
India won a second medal in judo in the form of a bronze when Varanasi's Vijay Kumar Yadav (men's 60kg) defeated Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus by 'Ippon' in just 58 seconds at the Commonwealth Games. In a tight contest, Shushila, who had four stitches on her right toes, fought hard before losing the final via 'Waza-Ari' in 4.25 minutes. It was the Indian's second silver medal at the showpiece. She had finished runners-up at the 2014 Glasgow Games as well.
Double Commonwealth champion Ashley McKenzie wants to inspire children with behaviour problems to get into judo and thanked the sport for turning his life around after he earned gold at Coventry Arena.
With this win, Yadav gave India its eighth medal in the Birmingham 2022.