Romania's Ungureanu wins gold in Baku Judo Grand Slam tournament

Romanian judoka Monica Ungureanu won the gold medal in the women's 48-kg category of the Judo Grand Slam tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, as she defeated Hungary's Eva Csernoviczki on Friday.

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In the first round, Ungureanu defeated Russia's Lilia Lotfulina (waza ari), while in the quarter-finals she beat France's Aurore Climence (waza ari), with the semi-final going her way in a penalty-point win against Brazil's Nathalia Brigida.

Also in the 48-kg category, Romanian Violeta Dumitru lost in the first round to France's Laetitia Payet.

Two more Romanians were expected Friday to fight for gold: Andreea Chitu (52 kg) and Corina Caprioriu (57 kg).AGERPRES