Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Our athlete won the fight for 3rd place, where her rival was 30-year-old Shira Rishoni from Israel. She won with ippon at the end of the fight. Bilodid competed in the weight category up to 48 kg.

Note that the two-time world champion from Ukraine was prevented from entering the final by the 2017 world champion, Japanese woman Funa Tonaki, having performed a hold in extra time.

In the 1/8 finals, 20-year-old Bilodid defeated the representative of Serbia Milica Nikolic. And in the quarter finals, the Ukrainian defeated Catarina Costa from Portugal.

Bilodid is a two-time champion and the youngest holder of the " She won her first title at the age of 17.

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