Olympic judo champion Xian Dongmei suffered an astonishing loss at the 10th National Games when she was defeated by Shi Junjie on Monday.

Xian, a 30-year-old veteran from Guangdong province, did not over-rule Shi Junjie from Tianjin during the regular minutes. In the extra time, Shi Junjie, who is five years junior to the Olympic winner, handed Shi an ippon for the gold. Xian had to be content with the second place.

After the duel, an excited Shi said, "I was not scared at all while facing an Olympic champion. I just tried to show my best on the mat. "

While the veteran Xian just tried to avoid any question about the time of her retirement. "I just want to say that I don't regret to choose judo as my career. Although I have to fight against injuries for years, I'm satisfied with my results."

The excellent judoka was sidelined at the Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games due to left knee injuries. But her chance came in Athens when the Olympic rookie claimed the 52kg title by beating Japanese title favorite Yuki Yokosawai within one minute.

Li Ying, the newly-crowned world champion of this category placed third. The 27-year-old judoka from Liaoning was defeated by Xian while trying to fight into the gold medal final.

Source: Xinhua