Israeli Olympic judoka Alice Schlesinger, competing for UK, fails to advance

Israeli Alice Schlesinger, competing for the UK, falls out of the Olympic women’s judo under-63 kilogram competition in Rio de Janeiro, failing to make it to the quarterfinals.

Neither Schlesinger nor her round-of-16 match competitor, Holland’s Anicka van Emden, won any points in the match, but Schlesinger’s penalty during the fight gave the win to van Emden.

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