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• 09 / 16 / 2007

Cuban Judoka Driulis Gonzalez won a gold medal in the 63 kilogram division, on the second day of activities of the 25th World Championship headquartered in the Olympic Arena of this city.

Gonzalez celebrated her victory by sending a big kiss to the Cuban people.

With this triumph she became the only Cuban judoka with three golden medals in world events after obtaining the victory in Makuhari 1995 and Birmingham 1999 in 57 kilograms.

In declarations to Prensa Latina she assured that all of her rivals were world-ranking and she was overcoming them gradually and at the end she fought against the French athlete Lucie Decosse.

Driulis who has become the only Cuban judoka in the history with three gold medals, two of silver and two of bronze in international tournaments.