Gambia’s Judo sensation who won a silver medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
By Landing Ceesay
The Gambia’s Judo sensation, Faye Njie has won a silver medal at Commonwealth Games, becoming the country’s maiden medal at the competition.
Faye competed in the final of the Men’s -73kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham against British Daniel Powell, who he lost to.
“This fight will go down in the Judo hall of Fame.Gambia’s first ever silverš„š„š„at the Commonwealth Games,” GNOC said in a brief statement.
It is the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games that the Gambia has won a Silver Medal.
The former British colony, before this moment never won a medal at the games, despite years of participation.
However, in the first round of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, the Gambian Judoka, after 3 minutes 53 seconds by Ippon [a fighting technique in Judo], lost to Makhmadbekov from Tajikistan in October.
Despite the loss, he remained Gambia and Africaās number 2 in 73kg.
Njie is one of the 16 athletes representing Gambia at the Commonwealth Games.
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