Bronze medalist of tokyo olympics Yeldos Smetov returns to Kazakhstan

The bronze medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, a judoka from Kazakhstan Yeldos Smetov returned to his homeland. Relatives, friends and fans met the athlete. Yeldos confidently made it to the semifinals and lost by a small margin to the two-time world champion Naohisa Takato from Japan.

“I think that for me, the Olympics were successful. I fought for victory to the end. Bronze is a success too. My medal is an achievement of the whole country. I am grateful to everyone for supporting me,” Smetov said.

 

Translation by Saniya Sakenova

Editing by Galiya Khassenkhanova