International Olympic Committee: Judo legend Majlinda Kelmendi retired

An article with the title: ” Judo Olympic Legend, Majlinda Kelmendi, has been published on the official website of this committee. ”

Below, the complete article translated from Periscope:

The first golden” at the Kosovo Olympics is officially withdrawing from the sport after an extraordinary career during which two-time world champion and European champion was declared.

The 30-year-old”30, whose career includes two world championship titles, four European titles and an Olympic gold medal, was a formidable force in the women's -52kg category.

Kelmendi's crowning arrival came to the Rio 2016 Olympics after it became not only her country's first Olympic medalist but their first-ever medalist.

” The invading Kosovoist, who had carried her country's flag at the Maracana Stadium just days ago, defeated Italy's Odette Giuffrieda.

Its trip to gold was also conveyed with two bronze medals.

” reacting to its historic achievement at the time she said: I'm so happy for me, for my trainer, for my whole country. This is the first time Kosovo is part of the Olympics, and for the first time, I think gold is great.

I won all of it, I think I brought Kosovo a lot of emotions, a lot of tears, so, it's everyone's turn, Kelmendi said after her last match in Tokyo 2020, where she lost to Hungarian Reka Pupp in the first round.” /Periscope. com/