RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " When Hungarian-born Szandra Szogedi stepped onto the judo mat at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, she made history " for Ghana. That minute and a half after all the years of training wasn't enough." Szogedi became the first-ever female judoka to represent the African nation, after obtaining citizenship through her Ghanaian husband. The fight draw, however, was not kind: Szogedi's first fight was against Brazilian Mariana Silva. Szogedi's opponent, Silva, advanced to the semifinals, giving Brazil its second shot at a judo gold medal in as many days.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 09, 2016 15:11 UTC