www.judoinside.com 02/08
Fifth Italian Olympic title for Alice Bellandi
Alice Bellandi began the day as the world number one and ended it as the Olympic champion, maintaining her ranking with remarkable skill. Before today, she had two world medals but no major senior title. Bellandi’s victory marks the fifth Olympic judo gold for Italy, following in the footsteps of Ezio Gamba in 1980, Pino Maddaloni in 2000, Giulia Quintavalle in 2008, and Fabio Basile in 2016.