<p>Indian judoka L Shushila Devi battled injuries to sign off with a silver medal after losing the women&rsquo;s 48kg final against South Africa&rsquo;s Michaela Whitebooi here on Monday.</p>
<p>India won a second medal in judo in the form of a bronze when Varanasi&rsquo;s Vijay Kumar Yadav (men&rsquo;s 60kg) defeated Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus by &lsquo;Ippon&rsquo; in just 58 seconds.</p>
<h2>Four stitches on right toes</h2>
<p>In a tight contest, Shushila, who had four stitches on her right toes, fought hard before losing the final via &lsquo;Waza-Ari&rsquo; in 4.25 minutes.</p>
<p>It was the Indian&rsquo;s second silver medal at the showpiece. She had finished runners-up at the 2014 Glasgow Games as well. &ldquo;Before coming here I sustained an injury on my right toes in training and it needed three-four stitches,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But I was mentally strong and gave my everything that helped me reach the final. I also battled shoulder and knee pain. I&rsquo;m sure I would have won the gold if I was not injured.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Asked about her journey from winning the silver at Glasgow 2014, she said: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m more experienced now. I hope I will turn it into gold next time.&rdquo;<br /><br /><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/cwg-2022-mens-table-tennis-contingent-defend-title-in-style-23239101" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">CWG 2022: Men's Table tennis contingent defend title in style</a></strong></p>
<h2>&lsquo;Unhappy with silver&rsquo;</h2>
<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not happy at all with the silver. After the selection I was pretty confident of a gold. If I was injury-free I would have won a gold.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Next tournament is the Asian Games then we will think of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Olympics-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Olympics</strong></a> which is obviously the ultimate goal,&rdquo; she added.</p>
<p>Yadav executed &lsquo;Ippon&rsquo; to clinical perfection to win the highest score and win in an emphatic fashion. Ippon is the highest score in judo where the winner executes a full throw to immobilise his opponent.</p>
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