Judo 18 Feb 21
Chelsie Giles basked in a lifetime best as she took out the -52kg Olympic champion on route to gold at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam.
The 24-year-old threw all of her opponents for ippon, including Rio gold medallist Majlinda Kelmendi in the semi-final, in an outstanding display of attacking judo in Israel.
In the final, Giles performed an osaekomi pin on home favourite Gili Cohen for 20 seconds, enough to win by ippon and claim a maiden Grand Slam gold in stunning style.
“Wow, that was amazing,” said the Coventry-born star.
“I knew training had gone well since the Masters, but it’s only when you step onto the mat and compete that you can really see how that training has gone.