{"id":17961,"date":"2021-07-24T12:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=17961"},"modified":"2021-07-24T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T10:35:07","slug":"kosovan-judoka-wins-the-gold-medal-at-the-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovan-judoka-wins-the-gold-medal-at-the-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovan judoka wins the gold medal at the Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Distria Krasniqi, a judoka from Kosovo, won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Krasniqi defeated Japanese judoka Funa Tonaki in the grand finale for the 48 kg class.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Distria into the Olympic final! <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QWuz1FbQzA\">https:\/\/t.co\/QWuz1FbQzA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow the results LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gupw1ahon6\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gupw1ahon6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tokyo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JudoTokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JudoTokyo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Judo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Judo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MoreThanSport?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MoreThanSport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrongerTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StrongerTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tokyo2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tokyo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQezhG9Ykz\">pic.twitter.com\/SQezhG9Ykz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Judo (@Judo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Judo\/status\/1418856134442508288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is Kosovo\u2019s second gold medal at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, it was Majlinda Kelmendi that got the country\u2019s first world title in Judo in the under 52 kg class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/21\/albania-to-be-represented-by-9-athletes-in-the-tokyo-olympics-2020\/\">Albania to be represented by 9 athletes in the Tokyo Olympics 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/07\/07\/sports-icon-majlinda-kelmendi-the-judo-champion-inspiring-kosovo-youth\/\">Sports icon, Majlinda Kelmendi \u2013 the Judo World champion inspiring Kosovo youth<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/01\/12\/kosovo-s-distria-krasniqi-wins-gold-medal-at-ijf-judo-world-masters-in-doha\/\">Kosovo\u2019s Distria Krasniqi wins gold medal at IJF Judo World Masters in Doha<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distria Krasniqi, a judoka from Kosovo, won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. 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