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Algeria is back with judo gold by Cherine Abdellaoui

Algeria is back with judo gold by Cherine Abdellaoui

27 Aug 2021 21:20
IBSA Sport
Rafal Burza - IBSA Sport

For the first time since 13 years Algeria celebrates an Olympic Champion at the Paralympics. Algeria’s Cherine Abdellaoui was absolutely delighted with her gold medal in the women’s up to 52kg, improving on her third place from Rio 2016.

The Algerian bettered Canada’s world No.2 and World Championships bronze medallist Priscilla Gagne, managing an ippon. . However Gagne will still be pleased with her first Paralympic medal.

The category also saw heartbreak for Japan as RPC’s Alesia Stepaniuk held Yui Fujiwara down for ippon, and the bronze.

Ukraine’s Nataliya Nikolaychyk beat Germany’s Paralympic silver medallist Ramona Brussig by ippon, repeating her performance from London 2012.

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