French heavyweight Teddy Riner may have lit up the ExCeL as he landed Olympic Games gold to add to his five world titles, but it was a disappointing tournament for Japan.
France Judo heavyweight Teddy Riner delivered Olympic gold with victory over Russian Alexander Mikhaylin, while Cuba's Idalys Ortiz claimed the women's +78kg title at ExCeL.
Gemma Gibbons hopes to inspire the next generation of British judokas after delivering a first Olympic medal for 12 years with silver in the women's under-78kgs at ExCeL.
Kayla Harrison won gold in the women's -78kg Judo – the USA's first ever Judo Olympic title – while Tagir Khaibulaev of Russia won the men's -100kg Judo title.
Japan's Kaori Matsumoto won gold over Romanian Corina Caprioriu after the latter was disqualified during the golden score period in the women's -57kg Judo final at ExCeL.
