In Summary
- Zeddy Cherotich is set to make history as the first female to represent Kenya in Judo
- Judo made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 1964
- The women’s competition was introduced at the Olympics in 1988
Kenya Defence forces Zeddy Cherotich is set to become the first Kenyan female Judoka to compete in the Olympic games with the Judo competition scheduled to startfrom the 27th of July this year at the Champ de mars Arena.
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The Unstoppable Zeddy Cherotich
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Zeddy Cherotich will make her debut from the 1st of August in the heavyweight category elimination round of 64.
Zeddy has competed in Javelin for more than 10 Years winning the national tittle twice in 2011and 2014.
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The International Judo Federation confirmed her participation earlier last month in a letter written to the National Olympic Committee of Kenya stating that she qualified from the continental qualification where she accumulated 384 points.
Kenyan’s have taken to social media sending best wishes to the iconic Zeddy Cherotich
Some comments are captured below,
‘’All the best Zeddy’’
‘’Wishing her all the best’’
‘’A great Kenyan flying the flag high’’
Understanding Judo
Judo made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 1964, and has been a permanent fixture of the Olympic programme since the 1972 Games in Munich.
The women’s competition was introduced at the Olympics in 1988 as a demonstration sport, though it became an official medal event just four years later at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.
Since its introduction to the Olympic Games, judo’s popularity has flourished worldwide, with 128 National Olympic Committees competing in the judo competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan has been a formidable force in the sport at the Games, with Japanese judokas winning 96 medals. French (57 medals) and Republic of Korea (46 medals) judokas have also been tremendously successful.
The objective of judo is to throw your opponent to the ground, immobilise them with a pinning hold or force them into submission with a joint lock or choke
