Damiella Nomenjanahary (born 22 June 1997) is a
Malagasy judo
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ka.
Career
Nomenjanahary competed at the
2021 World Judo Championships
The 2021 World Judo Championships were held from 6 to 13 June 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.
Schedule
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Russia doping ban
On 9 Decem ...
in
Budapest
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in the 63kg category, but lost to
Sandrine Billiet of Cape Verde. Only 2 slots were available for African women at the
2020 Summer Games 63kg category, and Nomenjanahary amassed enough ranking points to qualify for the games behind Billiet as the continent number two despite the Nigerian judoka association initially announcing
Enku Ewa Ekuta had been selected in February 2021. She was selected for the honour to be a
Madagascan flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo. She was drawn to compete against
Maria Centracchio who won the contest.
References
1997 births
Living people
Malagasy female judoka
Olympic judoka for Madagascar
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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