Then, I dropped it. I just kept waiting to find out it was a good lift. I still don't, because the match ended so quickly. Belgium's Ulla Werbrouck won the women's title in the light-heavyweight division, beating Japan's Yoko Tanabe in the final. Stephane Traineau of France and Miguel Fernades of Brazil gained the bronze medals in the men's division.
Judo awards two bronze medals.
In the women's competition, Ylenia Scapin of Italy and the 1995 world champion, Diadenis Luna of Cuba won the bronze medals. France won the gold and silver medals in the first Olympic women's individual epee, a day after the favored French men failed to make the medal round in the same event. Flessel never trailed, even when Barlois scored six straight touches, including a double touch, after falling behind, 11-4. The Russian men won their second individual fencing gold medal in two days when Stanislav Pozdnyakov defeated teammate Sergei Sharikov, 15-12, in men's sabre. Alexander Beketov won the gold in men's individual epee Saturday.