Sisilia Nasiga Explained

Sisilia Nasiga Rasokisoki (born 16 December 1979) is a Fijian judoka. She is one of Fijis most talented Judoka.

Nasiga competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won bronze in the women's 70 kg.[1] She has won gold at both the South Pacific Games and the South Pacific Judo Championships.[2] In 2008 Nasiga took 3rd place in the 70-kg division in the Zen Nihon Gakusei Taijuubetsu Taikai "All Japan University Student Weight Division Tournament" while she represented Fukuoka Keizai University.[3] She qualified to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she was Fiji's only representative in judo.[4] She had previously competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[5]

Nasiga was defeated by Edith Bosch of the Netherlands at the Beijing Games.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/bsp/statistics/events/judo_results.stm Results
  2. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84905 "Nasiga sets sight on Olympic medal"
  3. Web site: 一般社団法人 全日本学生柔道連盟.
  4. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=84905 "Nasiga sets sight on Olympic medal"
  5. http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=11591 "Nasiga optimistic to win Gold"
  6. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2334334.htm?tab=sport "Fiji's Sisilia Rasokisoki defeated in judo"