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Majlinda Kelmendi announced to fight again in Paris in 2017

Majlinda Kelmendi announced to fight again in Paris in 2017

22 Sep 2016 17:20
Carlos Ferreira CJF / Croatian Judo Federation

Olympic champion Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosova is not competing at the IJF Grand Prix in Zagreb but is present in the Croatian capital to offer moral support to her teammates. Last year Distria Krasniqi won bronze in Zagreb and in 2013 Nora Gjakova took bronze in Rijeka. As a kid Kelmendi won gold at the Cadet A-Tournament U17 in Zagreb in 2007 at the age of fifteen.

Kelmendi: “I always feel very good here, my first ever international event was in Croatia and me and my team have always had a lot of support from Croatia so I am honoured to be here with you all today.”

“These four years were so hard, in 2015 I had injuries and it was very difficult to come back, so now I need to rest. My next IJF event will be the Paris Grand Slam 2017.”

“I have all the titles that an athlete can have, but I love being successful, I love being a winner, my next goal is Tokyo 2020 and that starts next year as I want to win every European and world title before then. I can talk like this because I work hard and sacrifice a lot.

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