Medal Picks

52 kg (114.5 lbs.)
• Xian Dongmei, China
• Telma Monteiro, Portugal
• Ana Carrascosa, Spain
• Romi Tarangul, Germany
After childbirth and knee surgery, Xian is better than ever.

57 kg (125.5 lbs.)
• Kye Sun Hui, North Korea
• Sabrina Filzmoser, Austria
• Isabel Fernández, Spain
• Aiko Sato, Japan
At 48 kg, Kye snapped Tani's 84-match winning streak in '96.

63 kg (138.5 lbs.)
• Lucie Décosse, France
• Elisabeth Willeboordse, Netherlands
• Driulis González, Cuba
• Ayumi Tanimoto, Japan
González took away Decosse's world crown last fall.

70 kg (154 lbs.)
• Gévrise Emane, France
• Ronda Rousey, U.S.
• Edith Bosch, Netherlands
• Masae Ueno, Japan
Rousey could be U.S.'s first Olympic judo champ.

78 kg (171.5 lbs.)
• Vera Moskalyuk, Russia
• Yang Xiuli, China
• Yagnelis Castillo, Cuba
• Heide Wollert, Germany
Yang beat Moskalyuk in Super World Cup in Paris in February.

78+ kg (171.5+ lbs.)
• Tong Wen, China
• Anne-Sophie Mondière, France
• Tea Donguzashvili, Russia
• Maki Tsukada, Japan
Tong has won six straight world and Asian championships.

MODERN PENTATHLON

Men
• Jean-Maxence Berrou, France
• Ilia Frolov, Russia
• David Svoboda, Czech Republic
World champ Frolov will win a medal unless he blows riding phase as he has in the past.

Women
• Aya Medany, Egypt
• Heather Fell, Great Britain
• Amélie Caze, France
Naval student Medany placed 28th in Athens at age 15.

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