Bia Souza fights eight times in the Olympics and wins two medals in a single day

Bia Souza, individual Olympic gold medalist for Brazil on Friday, won another medal this Saturday (3), at the Olympics in Paris, this time she won a bronze in the team category, both achievements occurred during a period of just 24 hours.

The Brazilian fought eight times and won seven matches, four of which were in the individual category, where she won gold in the final against Israel's Raz Hershko, and was victorious in three fights in the team category.

Her only defeat was in the match against Serbian judoka Milica Žabić, in the duel between teams, even though she lost, her result did not compromise the classification of the Brazilian team, which won 4-1 on the overall scoreboard and qualified to face Italy in the dispute for the bronze medal, where Bia was crucial and defeated the Italian Asya Tavano. Brazil then decided the dispute in the end with Rafaela Silva, who won against Veronica Toniolo, after a review by the refereeing that considered it a waza-ari and decreed the Brazilian victory.

Bia Souza's resistance

Bia spoke a little about the difficulties she faced in enduring all these struggles: “I was tired, I didn’t have much time to recover. My knee hurts. The team competition is very emotional, it’s crazy, there are lots of ups and downs, it’s a surreal energy, feeling everyone’s dedication”, commented the athlete emotionally.

It is worth mentioning that if there were any problems with Beatriz, she would have no one to replace her, the only one who could come in would be Mayra Aguiar, three-time world judo champion, however she stated that she would not be able to fight in the team rounds of the event.

Brazilian judo achievements in Paris

Judo is the sport in which Brazil has won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, counting the bronze won, there are now 28 medals in total. The judokas say goodbye to France with the best performance of Brazilian judo in the Olympic Games, with four medals won: Bia Souza, in the individual sport with the only gold won by Brazil so far in Paris, a silver medal with Willian Lima in the up to 66 kg category, and two bronzes, one with Larissa Pimenta (55 kg) and the other in the team fight, this being an unprecedented achievement for the country.

Featured photo: Bia Souza celebrates winning the gold medal in Paris (reproduction/Luis Robayo/GettyImages Embed)