New Zealand judoka Moira de Villiers was eliminated from the women’s -78kg competition when she lost her first-round match to Guinea’s Marie Branser.
De Villiers, twice a Commonwealth Games medallist, incurred three penalties to Branser’s two. The Guinea judoka won the contest after being awarded an ippon after 5min 12s.
This was the second Olympic Games for de Villiers, 34. She competed in the -70kg division in London in 2012.