Gambian
competitors at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games began their chase for the first-ever
Olympic Medal in the history of the Game on Monday morning.
Finish-based
Gambian judoka Faye Alex Njie entered the competition but could not make it to
the next round ending his dream in his maiden debut in the Olympic Games.
Faye
Njie, who earned qualification to the Rio games after winning Silver Medal at
the All African Games and earning a continental quota spot from the African
Championship held in Tunis in April, narrowly lost to Kazakhstan’s champion
Didar Khamza on technical point after five minutes of tough fight.
The
22-year-old Gambian, who fights in the 73 kg category, defended the national
colours honorably but bounded down on two technical points.
Forty-five
judokas from all over the world competed in this category in a long day event.
Faye
Alex Njie, who pioneers Gambia’s Olympic debut in judo, said he is proud to
represent his fatherland in the Olympic Games.
