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Serbia (2008–2012) Kosovo (KOS) competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, represented by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (KOK/OKK). The nation had previously participated in the Summer Olympic Games on one occasion in 2016. A total of 11 athletes, five men and six women, were selected by the national committee to compete in six ...
- 11 in 6 sports
- Olympic Committee of Kosovo
- KOS
Its team is organized by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK), created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014. [1] It won its first medal in its debut appearance in 2016, when judoka Majlinda Kelmendi took gold in the women's -52 kg category. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Nora Gjakova won gold in the ...
- Gold, 3, Silver, 0, Bronze, 0, Total, 3
- www.noc-kosovo.org (in Albanian, English, and Serbian)
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 only 13 ...
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Jul 24, 2021 · From left, silver medalist Funa Tonaki of Japan, gold medalist Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo, and bronze medalists Daria Bilodid of Ukraine and Urantsetseg Munkhbat of Mongolia stand during the medal ceremony for women’s -48kg judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Distria Krasniqi of ...
Aug 2, 2021 · The triumphs have put Kosovo among the top countries at the Tokyo Olympics when it comes to gold medals won per head of population. “Victories like this make us forget we’re small and make us good enough to fight against the big leagues,” said Kushtrim Krasniqi, press officer for Kosovo’s Olympic committee, speaking on the phone from Tokyo.
European Champ. Updated on 25 April 2024. Distria Krasniqi NK ( Albanian pronunciation: [diˈstɾia kɾasˈnici]; born 10 December 1995) is a Kosovar judoka. She received a gold medal in the women's 48-kg judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [4] [5] In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania ...
