 London: French judoka Teddy Riner won an Olympics gold in the men`s 100+ kg category here Friday, beating Russia`s Alexander Mikhaylin in the final.
Riner, a bronze medalist in Beijing four years ago and a six-time World champion, won by waza-ari, depriving Russia of its fourth judo gold at the Games.
"I have trained for this and I earned this medal," Riner said, adding that he would now focus on retaining his Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro in four years` time.
"Next for me is Brazil at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games."
Mikhaylin is the reigining European champion and a three-time world champion.
Earlier, German judoka Andreas Toelzer and Brazil`s Rafael Silva won the bronze medals.
Toelzer beat Belarusian judoka Ihar Makarau by ippon, while Silva beat South Korea`s Sung-Min Kim by ippon in the golden score period.
IANS
First Published: Saturday, August 4, 2012, 01:13
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