Gemma Gibbons books place in last eight

Gibbons through to judo quarter-finals

Team GB's Gemma Gibbons has qualified for the quarter-finals of the women's -78kg judo.

Gibbons won her second-round match against Mongolia's world number seven Lkhamdegd Purevjargal, and she will now face the Netherlands' Marhinde Verkerk for a place in the semi-finals.

Gibbons had earlier defeated Portuguese European bronze medallist Yahima Ramirez in the opening round.

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