Kayra Özdemir Defeats the Last Olympic Champion and Advances to the Semi-Finals in Judo!

National Judoka Kayra Özdemir Advances to Semi-Finals by Defeating Akira Sone from Japan in the +78 kg Women's Category

National judoka Kayra Özdemir has advanced to the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Competing in the women's +78 kg category, Özdemir won against Mongolia's Amarsaikhan Adiyarsuren in the Round of 16. In the quarter-finals, she faced Japanese judoka Akira Sone, the reigning Olympic champion. Özdemir defeated Sone with a golden score, securing her place in the semi-finals.