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Giles bows out with golden score defeat in the last 16
BRITISH judoka Chelsie Giles’s hopes of making the Olympic podium again were ended by a golden score defeat to Brazil’s Larissa Pimenta today.
Giles, bronze medallist in Tokyo three years ago, went out in the last 16 of the -52kg category, much to her obvious disappointment.
“It was just a very tactical game, I’ve fought her several times before,” said Giles.
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