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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo (blue) celebrates winning the gold medal against Odette Giuffrida of Italy during the Women’s -52kg gold medal final on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07:  Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo (blue) celebrates winning the gold medal against Odette Giuffrida of Italy during the Women’s -52kg gold medal final on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 7, 2016: Judoka Odette Giuffrida (R) of Italy fights against Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo to win the women's -52 kg judo gold medal bout at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, at Carioca Arena 2. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS via Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 7, 2016: Judoka Odette Giuffrida (R) of Italy fights against Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo to win the women's -52 kg judo gold medal bout at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, at Carioca Arena 2. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov\TASS via Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo (blue) shows her emotions as she celebrates winning the gold medal against Odette Giuffrida of Italy during the Women’s -52kg gold medal final on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07:  Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo (blue) shows her emotions as she celebrates winning the gold medal against Odette Giuffrida of Italy during the Women’s -52kg gold medal final on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Gold medalist Majlinda Kelmendi poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's -52kg Judoon Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07:  Gold medalist Majlinda Kelmendi poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's -52kg Judoon Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, AUGUST 07: Under 52kg medallists L-R: Silver; Odette Giuffrida of Italy , Gold; Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo, Bronzes; Misato Nakamura of Japan and Natalia Kuziutina of Russia during the medal ceremony at day 2 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Judo on Sunday, August 07 held at the Carloca Arenas, Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Finch/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, AUGUST 07:  Under 52kg medallists L-R: Silver; Odette Giuffrida of Italy , Gold; Majlinda Kelmendi of Kosovo, Bronzes; Misato Nakamura of Japan and Natalia Kuziutina of  Russia during the medal ceremony at day 2 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Judo on Sunday, August 07 held at the Carloca Arenas, Barra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Finch/Getty Images)