Kayla Harrison
Harrison would nod, and when there were no more girls in front of 22-year-old Kayla Harrison, Pedro laughed about his mantra. “She heard that about 150 times today,” he said. Kayla Harrison didn't mind the challenge, or the repetition. She didn't mind Kayla Harrison has defeated Britain's Gemma Gibbons in the women's 78kg judo final. [...]
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Kayla Harrison became the first American to ever advance to the gold medal match at the Summer Olympics, defeating Mayra Aguiar of Brazil on Thursday in her women's judo 78kg semifinal. Kayla Harrison did something no other American had ever done at the 2012 Olympics on Thursday. Her victory in women's judo produced the U.S.'s [...]
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