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Judoka Coughlan in with shot of Aust gold

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Aofie Coughlan is hoping to win Commonwealth Games judo gold like compatriot Tinka Easton (pic). (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Aofie Coughlan can add a second judo gold to Australia's haul after progressing to the final of the women's 70kg division in Birmingham.

Coughlan beat Nigeria's Joy Oluchi Asonye and then England's Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown in the semi-final on Tuesday at Coventry Arena.

She'll fight Jamaica's Ebony Drysdale Daley for gold later on Tuesday, hoping to follow in compatriot Tinka Easton's shoes after her thrilling win on Monday.

Two-time Olympian Katharina Haecker and Jake Bensted will both fight for bronze, beaten in semi-finals earlier on Tuesday.

So too will Uros Nikolic who defied a group-stage loss to win his way into a medal fight via the repecharge round.

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