Kosovo's women turn this young Balkan country into a unlikely judo hub
Kosovo doesn't have a long track record in international Olympic competitions. The games in Tokyo are its second. Yet the small Balkan nation is making headlines after winning two back-to-back gold medals in judo.
To put this achievement in some context, India, a nation of more than 1.3 billion people, which has been competing in the Summer Olympics for 120 years, has only nine gold medals in its history. on the phone from Pristina, that by "working hard and staying in Kosovo, success is attainable and rewarding."
All of Kosovo's gold medalists have emerged from his club. And in a country that is obsessed with football, judo has forced its way into the national consciousness. Kosovo's northern neighbour, Serbia, hasn't made things easy either. It has worked regionally and internationally to isolate Pristina after the territory broke away following Belgrade's attempt to cleanse the region of its ethnic Albanian community.So far, Kosovo is recognised by more than 100 countries, including major international powers like the US, UK, France and Turkey.
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