Japanese siblings make Olympic history winning gold medals on the same day.

 

Japanese siblings Abe Hifumi and Abe Uta have made Olympic History. 

The brother-sister duo is the first to win Olympic gold medals in individual sports on the same day. Interestingly, they did it in the same sport and won their medals within minutes of one another at the Nippon Budokan.

Judoka Uta Abe triumphed in Tokyo's women's 52-kg category this week, hours before her brother Hifumi took gold in the men's 66-kg final, making history as the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day.

"This was a dream for us," Uta told reporters when asked about achieving simultaneous golds with her brother. "It makes me believe dream comes true as long as I try to achieve it."

Uta and Hifumi hugged and congratulated each other after the post-match