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Initially scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 in relation to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). [1] Kosovo won two gold medals, a further improvement on its 2016 performance where the country won one gold medal.
Kosovo won two gold medals in the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in judo. Distria Krasniqi won the first gold medal for Kosovo in women's -48kg event. Nora Gjakova won the second gold medal for Kosovo in the women's -57kg event, the third gold medal overall for Kosovo at the Olympic Games.
Aug 2, 2021 · August 2, 2021 4:02 am CET. By Una Hajdari. PRISTINA, Kosovo — Call it judo diplomacy. Kosovo, the Balkan nation that tends to produce some of the region’s most intractable problems, has instead been gaining attention in recent days for its judo champions at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Jul 24, 2021 · Published 5:58 AM PDT, July 24, 2021. PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The whole of Kosovo celebrated Saturday after Distria Krasniqi won the Olympic gold medal in judo, the second-ever Olympic medal for the tiny western Balkan country that became independent only 13 years ago.
Jul 24, 2021 · The whole of Kosovo celebrated Saturday after Distria Krasniqi won the Olympic gold medal in judo, the second-ever Olympic medal for the tiny western Balkan country that became independent...
Judo. How has Kosovo transformed into a judo powerhouse? Kosovo made their Olympic debut at Rio 2016 and have won three gold medals in their first two Games, all in judo. Tokyo 2020 Olympic ... Show more. Find out how Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Nora Gjakova and Distria Krasniqi were motivated by Majlinda Kelmendi's Olympic title in Rio.
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