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In less than a week since the start of the Paris Olympic Games, Kosovo has already secured two Olympic medals in judo, out of the nine athletes it has sent to the event.
The Olympic judo champion who brought glory to her country has retired from active judo to continue her career as a coach.
Kosovo has become a force to be reckoned with on the world judo stage, and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has come as a bitter blow.
Five Kosovo judoka take part in the 2019 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, with Distria Krasniqi, Majlinda Kelmendi and Loriana Kukaj winning bronze medals.
Judoka Majlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gjakova and Loriana Kuka won medals for the Kosovo national team at the European Olympic Games held this year in Minsk, Belarus.
