Kayla Harrison joined Travis Stevens on Sunday by winning a gold medal and giving the US two champions at the World Masters in Guadalajara. Both followed a similar path as Harrison needed to win a shido penalties in her opener but then scored ippons in the quarterfinals, semifinals (over Great Britain’s Natalie Powell), and final (over Brazil’s Mayra Aguiar) to grab gold. There’s no doubt that Harrison will be favored to win back-to-back golds when she heads to Rio.

The other American competing on Sunday, Colton Brown in the men’s -90kg division, saw his competition end quickly. Brown lost to Switzerland’s Ciril Grossklaus in a match that featured only shido penalties. Brown picked up one more, 3-2, so he was knocked out in his first match.

The next major judo event is the grand prix stop in Budapest, Hungary starting June 25th.

Previous Judo Masters Coverage:
Preview
Friday Update
Saturday Update