Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid after a lightning-fast victory in the first round, lost in the next to Japanese Haruka Funakubo.
The 23-year-old Ukrainian competed in the Olympic Games for the second time in her career.
Bilodid finished competing in the 2024 Olympics: result
After the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Bilodid changed her weight category and now competes in the under 57 weight category kg.
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Daria started off the 2024 Olympics very confidently. She finished the fight against her opponent from Kiribati Nera Tibwa in 5 seconds.
Beloded performed a move for an ippon score and won the fight.
However, the Ukrainian's next opponent was the vice-champion of the world in 2022 and 2023 Haruka Funakubo. The Ukrainian earned three shido (warnings) in the fight against the Japanese and ended her Olympic performance early.
After her elimination, Daria could not hold back her tears.
It should be noted that two more male judokas from Ukraine also ended their performance in the 1/8 finals at the Olympic Games.
Dilshot Khalmatov in the 60 kg weight category lost to the future Olympic champion from Kazakhstan Yeldos Smetov, and Bogdan Yadov in the 66 kg weight category lost by ippon to the representative of Mongolia Yondonperenley Bashuu.
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