Japan's Kosuke Kitajima blew American rival Brendan Hansen out of the water to claim a historic breaststroke gold double, while diminutive Yuko Nakanishi came up with a butterfly bronze in swimming at the Athens Games on Wednesday.
Kosuke Kitajima swims to victory in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Aquatic
Centre in Athens on Wednesday. Kitajima won in 2 minutes, 9.44 seconds to claim his second gold medal of the Games.
Noriko Anno of Japan reacts after beating Liu Xia of China to win the gold medal in the
women's 78-kg judo event on Thursday.
Meanwhile, four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno secured Olympic gold Thursday in the women's 78-kg class, defeating Liu Xia by ippon. Her win gives Japan a record six judo gold medals from the Athens Games.
Anno, who had failed to win a medal at the previous two Olympics in Atlanta and Sydney, flipped her Chinese rival to the mat to give Japan's women their fourth judo gold in Athens.