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Lele Nairne gets her medal and wins Commonwealth Games bronze
Nairne recovered from an earlier loss to win her first Commonwealth Games medal, beating Ghana’s Fremi Agyei in the bronze match.
- On Friday, England's Lele Nairne secured bronze in the Women's-57kg judo category at the SEC Centre, defeating Ghana's Fremi Agyei in the medal match.
- Nairne rebounded from a semi-final defeat to reach the podium after missing out in Birmingham, having returned to competition following the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- The 28-year-old from Weston-super-Mare said, "For me it was a mental game," emphasizing she did not want to miss out on a medal again in her third competition back.
- England's judo success continued Friday as Acelya Toprak triumphed in the Women's-57kg final, defeating India's Yamini Mourya by golden score after Mourya received a third shido.
- Capping a productive day in Glasgow, England's judo team brought home five medals on Friday, highlighting the squad's depth across weight categories at the Commonwealth Games.
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