RIO DE JANEIRO -- Japan swept the judo gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, taking the top spot in both mens and womens middleweight divisions.Haruka Tachimoto struck gold first by defeating triple world champion Yuri Alvear in the womens 70-kilogram division.Despite being penalized for passivity in the first minutes of the final -- and a partisan crowd cheering against her -- Tachimoto managed to pin Alvear to the ground for 20 seconds, scoring an ippon victory that automatically ends the bout.Alvear, 30, won a bronze at the London Olympics. She was Colombias flag bearer at the opening ceremony.After a disappointing seventh-place finish at the London Games, Tachimoto said she refocused her style, training in Mongolia and England, and honing a more defensive, counterattacking style that she used to defeat Alvear.The womens bronze medals were won by Britains Sally Conway and Germanys Laura Vargas Koch.A short time after the womens medal competition ended, Japans Mashu Baker took the judo gold in the mens 90-kilogram division.The second-seeded Baker, 21, defeated Georgias Varlam Liparteliani in a cagey final in which Baker managed to score only once. Like Tachimoto, he too was booed by the crowd, which expressed disapproval that Baker appeared to be withdrawing from the fight in its final minutes. But with Liparteliani failing to score, Bakers one throw was enough to win.Baker, whose father is American, trained at the Kodokan, the spiritual home of the Japanese martial art and its most famed dojo after starting judo at age 6. Baker has won four judo Grand Slam titles and took a bronze at last years world championships. He was raised by his mother in Japan and said he was dedicating his gold medal to her. She traveled with him to Rio.To be an Olympic champion was my dream when I was young, so Im very happy now, he said. Baker acknowledged that he fought defensively in the latter part of the fight, seeking to protect his slight lead by not risking being attacked by Liparteliani.Liparteliani was seeded fifth and fought at the London Olympics but got knocked out in the second round. The loss left him in tears and he struggled to maintain his composure through the medals ceremony.The mens bronze medals were won by South Koreas Donghan Gwak and Chinas Xunzhao Cheng.Japans two golds Wednesday put the country atop the judo medal table, adding to the gold already won by Shohei Ono in the mens 73-kilogram division Monday. Although Japan dominated for years at the Olympics in the martial art it developed, the country had its worst performance at the London Games, where it won only one gold.We have to perform graciously and courageously because Japan is the home of judo, Tachimoto said after her win. Judo is one of the most important sports to the Japanese people, and they expect gold medals. Wholesale Jerseys Cheap . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Discount Nike NFL Jerseys . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. http://www.wholesalejerseyssupplycheap.com/ .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona. Supply Jerseys China . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. Wholesale China Jerseys . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. SARNIA, Ontario -- Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored 42 seconds into overtime and Canada rallied for a 3-2 win over the United States on Monday night to sweep a two-game exhibition series.Jennifer Wakefield blasted a one-timer from the hashmarks to tie it with 24 seconds left in the third period. Rebecca Johnston had scored early in the first.Shannon Szabados made 23 saves for Canada.Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Hilary Knight gave the United States a 2-1 lead by the second intermission. Nicole Hensley stopped 17 shoots.ddddddddddddPoulin scored on a partial breakaway, carrying the puck up the right side of the ice before cutting to the slot and firing the puck on the net.The game was the second of two exhibitions between Canada and the U.S., designed to help both teams tune up ahead of the world championships in Plymouth, Michigan, from March 31 to April 7. Canada beat the US 5-3 on Saturday in Plymouth. ' ' '