Rio 2016: Galbadrakh Otgontsetseg brought first medal to Kazakhstan (VIDEO)

ASTANA-RIO DE JANEIRO. KAZINFORM Kazakhstani judoka Galbadrakh Otgontsetseg, who is originally from Mongolia, became a bronze medal winner at the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Kazinform reports.

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The athlete fighting in up to 48 kg category defeated her Cuban opponent Dayaris Mestre Alvarez.

In her first fight, Galbadrakh won over Taciana Lima from Guinéa-Bissau. In quarterfinal she lost to Japanese Ami Kondo, after which she defeated Éva Csernoviczki from Hungary in an extra bout.