Israeli judoka Gefen Primo loses quarterfinal to reigning Olympic champion

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi and Israel's Gefen Primo (blue) compete in the judo women's -52kg quarterfinal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, July 28, 2024. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi and Israel's Gefen Primo (blue) compete in the judo women's -52kg quarterfinal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, July 28, 2024. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

Israeli judoka Gefen Primo loses her match in the quarterfinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics to Kosovo’s Distria Krasniqi, the reigning Olympic champion.

Primo will still have a shot to vie for a bronze medal in the repechage round later today. There she will face Hungary’s Réka Pupp.

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