Faye Njie (born 23 November 1993) is a Finnish-born Gambian

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. He was born in

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, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father, and has represented both countries. He represented Finland in 2009 European Cadet Championships, 2009 EYOF, and the

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and 2012 European Junior Championships, before switching to fight for the Gambia. Njie was the first ever Olympic judoka for the Gambia. He competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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, in the men's 73 kg, where he was eliminated by

Didar Khamza Didar Khamza (born 15 February 1997) is a Kazakhstani judoka. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Judo Championships and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially ...

in the first round. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the

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. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the

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, winning the country's first ever silver medal in the Games. Njie was also a silver medalist at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host aw ...

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* * * 1993 births Living people People with acquired Gambian citizenship Gambian male judoka Competitors at the 2015 African Games African Games medalists in judo African Games silver medalists for the Gambia Olympic judoka of the Gambia Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Gambian people of Finnish descent Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish male judoka Finnish people of Gambian descent Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Africa-judo-bio-stub