Drysdale-Daley to mark history in Judo on Tuesday

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Ebony Drysdale-Daley will mark another historic occasion for Jamaica in Judo when she takes the floor for competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Drysdale-Daley is scheduled to contest the Women’s 70Kg category where Portugal’s Barbara Timo will be her first opponent in the Elimination Round of 32.  That match is set for 9:19 pm.

Drysdale-Daley is the country’s first-ever competitor in the sport to qualify for the Olympic Games.

The Britain-based Judoka first etched her name in Jamaica’s history books two years ago when she won gold at the Commonwealth Games Judo Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.