Tani’s back!
09/18/2007 @ 4:00 am
Twice-Olympic-champion Judo wrestler, the ever popular Ryoko Tani, took a record seventh world gold by beating Cuba’s Yanet Bermoy in the under 48kg class. She’s been out of the game for the best part of three years, having taken time out to have a child.
She wasn’t the only gold medallist -
Japan won another gold in the women’s open class with Olympic champion Maki Tsukada, who defeated Lucija Polauder of Slovakia in the final.
Yasuyuki Muneta beat Jury Rybak of Belarus to win the men’s open class and give Japan its third gold of the tournament.
Quote & photo - AP
Yes… finally some decent sports news to grace this great japundit site.
by the way Tani is all class, a true champion in my eyes.
September 18th, 2007 at 5:16 amI found the article
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/17/sports/17judo.php
September 18th, 2007 at 9:14 amand another article
search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20070918a2.html
September 18th, 2007 at 9:19 amLast week the upset defeat of several Japanese judo stars had sports commentators here bemoaning the death of Japanese judo because the Foreigners have no appreciation for the pure Japanese version of the sport. Now Tani and two other gold medalists have pulled Japan into a three-way tie for gold medals, and counting all medals Japan is alone at the top.
The reports of the death of Japanese judo are greatly exaggerated.
September 18th, 2007 at 10:24 amI liked the news headline: Mama demo kin-medaru? She is amazing even after having a kid.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:23 amA big thank you to “sir Overoften” for the article. you have made my day finally some real japanese sport news that I appreciate. thank you again.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:25 amYes, she is the Judo legend. According to the newspaper, her husband Yoshitomo Tani (a professional baseball player) says she nurses her baby and does sufficient housework while she is at home. And she was feeding on mother’s milk for her baby in the intervals of practices at the judo training camp !
September 18th, 2007 at 3:41 pm