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The great female Olympic performances of China
Not many people realize this but China has got many Olympic gold medalists in judo. All of them are female and the overwhelming majority of them are in the heavier weight classes. Actually, the very first China gold medalist in judo is a lightweight. Li Zhongyun won a gold medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. However, many people don’t really count this as the beginning of the China gold rush because women’s judo at the Seoul Games was a demonstration sport.