from WADA. Due to the resistance of International Olympic Committee and the United Nations, Kelmendi was unable to represent Kosovo at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Also, IOC turned down Kelmendi's request to compete as an independent athlete. Kelmendi chose to represent Albania, as the vast majority of Kosovars are ethnic Albanians. In October 2014, the International Olympic Committee provisionally recognised the Olympic Committee of Kosovo and gave it full membership on 9 December 2014. Kosovo participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the country's first appearance at an Olympic event. Kelmendi was Kosovo's flag bearer during the Parade of Nations of the opening ceremony in Rio. Her gold medal in those games was Kosovo's first ever Olympic medal. She is also a citizen of Albania and has an Albanian passport. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. She competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Statistics Medals record Source: 2009 World Cup − 52 kg, Prague 2010 World Cup − 52 kg, Sofia European Cup − 52 kg, Sarajevo Grand Prix − 52 kg, Tunis World Cup − 52 kg, Tallinn 2011 World Cup − 52 kg, Sofia Grand Prix − 52 kg, Düsseldorf World Cup − 52 kg, Lisbon World Cup − 52 kg, Rome World Cup − 52 kg, Minsk Grand Prix − 52 kg, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix − 52 kg, Amsterdam 2012 European Cup − 52 kg, Prague World Cup − 52 kg, Rome World Cup − 52 kg, Istanbul Grand Prix − 52 kg, Abu Dhabi 2013 Grand Slam − 52 kg, Paris Grand Prix − 52 kg, Düsseldorf Grand Prix − 52 kg, Samsun European Championships − 52 kg, Budapest IJF World Masters − 52 kg, Tyumen World Championships − 52 kg, Rio de Janeiro 2014 Grand Slam − 52 kg, Paris Grand Prix − 52 kg, Samsun European Championships − 52 kg, Montpellier Grand Prix − 52 kg, Budapest World Championships − 52 kg, Chelyabinsk Grand Slam − 52 kg, Abu Dhabi 2015 European Cup − 52 kg, Prague World Cup − 52 kg, Lisbon Grand Slam −