OLYMPICS: Žolnir Wins First Gold for Slovenia

London, 31 July - Judoka Urška Žolnir defeated China's Lili Xu to win gold in the -63 kg category on Tuesday, the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Pictured left to right: France's Gevrise Emane, Slovenia's Urška Žolnir and China's Lili Xu.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Pictured left to right: France's Gevrise Emane, Slovenia's Urška Žolnir and China's Lili Xu.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Pictured left to right: France's Gevrise Emane, Slovenia's Urška Žolnir and China's Lili Xu.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Pictured left to right: France's Gevrise Emane, Slovenia's Urška Žolnir and China's Lili Xu.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir wins the first medal for Slovenia at the London Olympics.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) defeats China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) defeats China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) defeats China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) defeats China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) takes on China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) takes on China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) takes on China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

London, Great Britain
Judoka Urška Žolnir (in blue) takes on China's Lili Xu in the finals of the -63 category.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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