Rio 2016: Majlinda Kelmendi creates history, winning Kosovo's 1st olympic medal

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Rio 2016: Majlinda Kelmendi creates history winning Kosovo’s 1st olympic medal

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Memorable moments in the two of these are–oh games for good and for bad reasons first the women’s Road Cycling event was overshadowed by a dramatic crash just like yesterday in the men’s a race with Vincenzo Nibali crashing in the final at descent this time it was Dutch rider Anamika Vaughn of Luton who

Has suffered a horrific crash in that same descent cartwheeling over her bike and landing on the curb laying motionless until help arrived but the Dutch Cycling Federation has said that as she was conscious when she was taken to the hospital and that she was now okay though there have been some reports

From the Dutch a media saying that she had indeed suffered a serious brain injury and now in the swimming pool France is a unique onion announced that he was retiring from a professional as swimming the 24 year old defending a champion crashing out of the 200-meter freestyle event after finishing 19th in

The Heat’s on at that distance and Yale who could still possibly compete in the men’s 200 meter relay but after that he will officially put an end to his professional career there were also some very happy moments for a day two of these games Malinda kill Mandi becoming a Kosovo’s very first

Olympic medalist for her country’s first participation in the gays Cal Mandi at taking gold in the women’s under 52 kilogram a category in a judo and a great way for her to celebrate finally participating in the Olympics for her country for a Kosovo with that gold medal after participating in 2012 under

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