2016 Olympic Games | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:00:12 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg 2016 Olympic Games | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 Judo: Kayla Harrison takes gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games https://www.graciemag.com/kayla-harrison-takes-gold-at-2016-rio-olympic-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kayla-harrison-takes-gold-at-2016-rio-olympic-games Thu, 11 Aug 2016 20:00:12 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=146308 American Judo superstar Kayla Harrison confirmed her favoritism and won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After running over all her opponents, she faced France’s Audrey Tcheumeo for the 78kg gold, and won by armbar. This was the second gold medal conquered by Kayla Harrison, the first American woman to ever…

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Kayla Harrison in action at the Olympic Games. Photo Kyle Terad/USA TODAY Sports

American Judo superstar Kayla Harrison confirmed her favoritism and won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After running over all her opponents, she faced France’s Audrey Tcheumeo for the 78kg gold, and won by armbar.

This was the second gold medal conquered by Kayla Harrison, the first American woman to ever do it. Besides Judo, she trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Renzo Gracie, in New York. Like her friend the former UFC champion Ronda Rousey, Harrison also plans to migrate to MMA.

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