Rio 2016: Slovenia's Judoka Trstenjak wins gold, France on the board

Reuters | Updated: Aug 10, 2016, 03:06 PM IST

Tina Trstenjak of Slovenia celebrates victory over Clarisse Agbegnenou of France in the Women's -63kg gold medal bout on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Carioca Arena 2 on August 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tina Trstenjak defeated Brazil's Mariana Silva to get a spot in finals

Slovenia's Tina Trstenjak defeated Clarisse Agbegnenou of France in the women's 63kg category at the Rio Games on Tuesday, becoming her country's second Olympic champion in judo.

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After breaking Brazilian fans' hearts by topping Mariana Silva in the semi-finals, top seed Trstenjak handily beat Agbegnenou by ippon less than two minutes into the final.

Israel's Yarden Gerbi and Anicka van Emden of the Netherlands won bronze.

Agbegnenou's silver snapped a medal drought for France, seen as a top contender in Rio but which had come up short in the first three days of judo action.

France is one of just three countries fielding a full team of 14 judokas in Rio and was hoping for a repeat of its strong performance in London four years ago, when it claimed seven medals - tied for the most with Japan.