Damiella Nomenjanahary Explained

Full Name:	Damiella Nomenjanahary
Birth Date:	22 June 1997

Damiella Nomenjanahary (born 22 June 1997) is a Malagasy judoka.

Career

Nomenjanahary competed at the 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest in the 63kg category, but lost toSandrine Billiet of Cape Verde.^[1] 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.^[2] She was selected for the honour to be a Madagascan flag bearer at the opening ceremony in Tokyo.^[3] She was drawn to compete against Maria Centracchio who won the contest.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Judo – Worlds: Early elimination of the Malagasy. midi-madagasikara.mg.
2. Web site: IJF Confirms P.M. EXPRESS Report, Judoka Enku Ewa Ekuta Didn’t Qualify For Tokyo Olympics. pmexpressing.com.
3. Web site: The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony . olympics.com . . 30 April 2022.
4. Web site: Damiella Nomenjanahary. Tokyo 2020. 23 July 2021. 24 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724092732/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/judo/athlete-profile-n1303766-nomenjanahary-damiella.htm. dead.