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December 7, 2007 

Kano Cup World Grand Prix Day 1 Results  

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 78kg) lost Team USA's only match during the first day of competition on Friday at the Kano Cup World Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan.  

Mocco was thrown for ippon (instant win) with a left uchimata (inner thigh throw) early in her match against Tomomi Okamura (JPN).   

Okamura lost her next match, eliminating Mocco. 

Nick Kossor (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 60kg) withdrew prior to the tournament with an injury. 

Competition continues on Saturday with the women’s 63kg and 70kg divisions and the men’s 73kg, 81kg and 90kg divisions. 

Complete results are as follows:  

Men's 60kg

1. Hiroaki Hiraoka (JPN)

2. Elio Verde (ITA)

3. Tatsuki Egusa (JPN)

3. Renwang Liu (CHN)

5. Takeshi Ogawa (JPN)

5. Cyril Soyer (FRA)

Men's 66kg

1. Tomasz Kowalski (POL)

2. Andreas Mitterfeller (AUT)

3. Min-Ho Choi (KOR)

3. Joo-Jin Kim (KOR)

5. Mirali Shapirov (UZB)

5. Tomoo Torii (JPN)

Women's 78kg

1. Celine Lebrun (FRA)

2. Sayaka Anai (JPN)

3. Kumiko Horie (JPN)

3. Stephanie Possamai (FRA)

5. Gyeong-Mi Jeong (KOR)

5. Yurisel Laborde (CUB)

Also Competing: Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) 0-1  

Women's +78kg

1. Mai Tateyama (JPN)

2. Lihui Xu (CHN)

3. Anne-Sophie Mondiere (FRA)

3. Maki Tsukada (JPN)

5. Naomi Komaki (JPN)

5. Midori Shintani (JPN)