 London: World number two Sarah Menezes of Brazil overcame defending champion Alina Dumitru of Romania to win the women`s 48kg judo title at the London Olympics here Saturday.
Three-time worlds bronze medallist Menezes pulled off a waza-ari to beat Dumitru. She had a disappointing 19th finish in Beijing four years ago, Xinhua reports.
Hungarian Eva Csernoviczki pushed aside favourite Tomoko Fukumi of Japan for the bronze.
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First Published: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 12:39
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