For Judo Champion, a Painful Path to Gold

Wakefield's Kayla Harrison won the gold medal in judo in the women's 78-kg division at the London Olympics Thursday.

Kayla Harrison: 'This Is My Day. This Is My Purpose. I'm Not Afraid to Win.' Posted on | August 3, 2012 | No Comments. The title quote is the pre-match mantra of the 21-year-old who won a gold medal in judo yesterday, and who in an interview

Hearing the news that Kayla Harrison won the first gold medal in judo for the US–in Olympic history–at the London Games, made me wonder if Kayla has considered training in MMA. Olympic level judo talent? The more, the merrier video. Kayla competed at

On the day that Kayla Harrison gave the United States its first-ever Olympic gold medal in judo, which came in the women's 78-kilogram class, the leaders of Russia and the host country were there to see it. So security was tighter than usual at the