the hague’s 14 gold medals are claimed by which countries
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The second edition of The Hague Grand Prix saw the 14 gold medals go to 12 different countries as judo showed the world that it is without question the most competitive sport in the worldThe Rio 2016 Olympic Games saw 26 countries medal with the eyes of the world watching the pulse-pounding action unfold as judo dominated the attention of the international media.Judo continues to thrive around the world with new member federations joining the IJF and the level of high-performance judoka in developing nations is improving as a result of projects such as the IJF Academy, Judo for Children and Judo for Peace.
After three days of world-class judo in the Netherlands, 27 countries left The Hague with a medal as countries from four different continents left with honours: Europe, Asia, Africa and Pan America. Cameroon were among the medal winners as heavyweight Hortence Vanessa MBALLA ATANGANA (CMR) made history for the African nation. Rio 2016 Olympian MBALLA ATANGANA reeled off remarkable wins over Budapest Grand Prix bronze medallist JIANG Yanan (CHN), world number two Larisa CERIC (BIH) and Abu Dhabi Grand Slam silver medallist Anne Fatoumata M BAIRO (FRA) before losing the final on shidos against Maryna SLUTSKAYA (BLR)
MBALLA ATANGANA (above - white judogi) did not concede a single score in her four contests and will jump up the rankings from her lowly position of 36th towards the top 18 where the impressive heavyweight needs to be to qualify for Tokyo 2020.