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- British judo split over 2012 plan - Leading members of GB's judo team tell BBC Sport they remain unconvinced over the governing body's plans for the sport ahead of London 2012.
- Ishii wins heavyweight gold - Satoshi Ishii wins Japan's fourth gold in judo, defeating Uzbekhistan's Abdullo Tangriev in the men's 100kg category.
- Tong takes gold as Bryant crashes - Chinese judoka Tong Wen takes gold in the women's 78kg category, while Britain's Karina Bryant is beaten in the first round.
- Naidan wins Mongolia's first gold - Judoka Tuvshinbayar Naidan wins the men's -100kg class to claim Mongolia's first ever Olympic gold medal.
- Gold for Yang but Rogers out - Chinese judoka Yang Xiuli wins gold in the women's -78kg category but Britain's Michelle Rogers cannot threaten the medal positions.
- Gordon crashes out of judo - Britain's Winston Gordon suffers a first-round defeat in the -90kg category.
- Ueno wins Japan's third gold - Japan's Masae Ueno beats Cuba's Anaysi Hernandez in the 70kg class, becoming only the third woman to retain her Olympic title.
- Bischof lands Olympic judo gold - Germany's Ole Bischof wins judo gold in the men's 81kg event with victory over South Korea's Kim Jae Bum.
- Japan's Tanimoto takes gold - Ayumi Tanimoto became only the second woman to win successive Olympic judo golds in the 63kg category.
- Awesome Mammadli wins gold - Elnur Mammadli takes just 13 seconds to win Azerbaijan's first ever judo medal in the men's 73kg category.