Faye Njie

Faye Njie
Personal information
Nationality Gambian
Born (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
Sport Judo

Faye Njie (born 23 November 1993) is an Gambian-Finnish judoka. He was born in Helsinki, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father, and has represented both countries.[1][2]

Njie was the first ever Olympic judoka for the Gambia. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 73 kg, where he was eliminated by Didar Khamza in the first round.[3]

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