Olympic judo gold medallist Distria Krasniqi has been named Kosovo Olympic Committee's sportswoman of the year for the third year in a row.

Olympic champion Distria Krasniqi earned Kosovo a first gold medal of the Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games in the women's under-52 kilograms judo event.

As a result of good management and hard work, judokas Distria Krasniqi and Akil Gjakova were awarded the main prizes at the 6th edition of the 2021 Laureates awards ceremony, organised by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (KOC).

Double Olympic medallist Amandine Buchard won her fifth International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam gold in Paris after defeating fellow European champion Distria Krasniqi.

Rafaela Silva was among the victors as five different nations won a single gold medal on the first day of the Judo Grand Prix at the Municipal Sports Complex of the City of Almada in Portugal, which is the opening event on this year's World Judo Tour.

Kosovo's Olympic champion Distria Krasniqi and Georgian world champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili won the top prizes at the 2021 Judo Awards, as nine winners were crowned.

Azerbaijan athletes headline a strong field on home soil at the judo Baku Grand Slam which is due to take place from tomorrow until Sunday (November 7) at the capital's Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concept Complex.

International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer was joined by Olympic Committee of Kosovo (COK) counterpart Ismet Krasniqi and leading Kosovan political figures including President Vjosa Osmani to open a new training centre in the country.

Naohisa Takato delivered the first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for host nation Japan on the first night of judo finals here.

The European Judo Championships got off to a momentous start in Lisbon today with a series of dramatic contests, notably in the women's under-52 kilograms final, where France's top seed Amandine Buchard defeated Italy’s defending champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist Odette Giuffrida.

Judoka Distria Krasniqi and basketball player Dardan Berisha have been named as the Kosovo Olympic Committee's (KOC) Athletes of the Year for 2020.

Russia won four medals - two gold - on the opening day of the Budapest Grand Slam, while Distria Krasniqi and Jessica Klimkait also earned impressive victories.

European champion Daria Bilodid of the Ukraine secured the women's under 48 kilograms gold medal in style on the opening day of the International Judo Federation Grand Prix in Tunis.

Kosovo top the medal standings after day one of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in The Hague after Distria Krasniqi and Nora Gjakova claimed the respective women’s under 52 kilograms and under 57kg titles at the Sportcampus Zuiderpark.

Two-time world champion Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo reasserted her status as favourite for gold at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Jameiro with victory in the women's under 52 kilograms event on the opening day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Budapest Grand Prix at the Papp László Sportaréna.