www.judoinside.com08/03
Brazilian Ronald Lima doesn't surprise himself with gold
Current junior world champion Shuntaro Fukuchi (JPN) arrived in the arena to fight for gold with Ronald Lima (BRA) facing him. The young Brazilian has placings at recent grand slams but never a medal and so he was already in a great position, knowing he would leave Austria with his first World Judo Tour medal. Fukuchi, two years younger, also has no reference on the WJT but he could not be expected to at such a young age. With Luukas Saha and Elios Manzi in the group but getting nowhere near the medals, the young ones are laying their claim to this Olympic cycle.