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 | Xian Dongmei, from China, right, celebrates after defeating Yokosawa Yuki, from Japan, to win the gold medal of the Judo Women's half-light (-52) at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004. click to open  |  | China's Xian Dongmei celebrates her gold medal win against Japan's Yuki Yokosawa (hand) in the women's judo half-lightweight (under 52kg) competition at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics August 15, 2004. click to open  |  | Xian Dongmei of China celebrates defeating Yuki Yokosawa of Japan in their women's under 52kgs category final in the 2004 summer Olympic games in Athens. A judo gold for Xian Dongmei on Sunday fuelled Chinese celebrations over its best-ever start to an Olympic Games, helping to make up for flops by Yao Ming's basketballers and pistol champ Tao Luna. click to open  |  | China's Xian Dongmeibecame the first person to defeat a Japanese judoka at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics when she took the under 52-kg title by pinning Yokosawa to the mat for 25 seconds a minute into the final on August 15th 2004 click to open  |
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