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Kenya's Martha Dama (left) fight it out with Anke Niemand of South Africa in their pool D 52kg during African Judo Championships Cadet and Junior at The Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. July 23, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Just a half a decade ago Martha Dama Baya was not conversant with any martial art game, leave alone judo.
It was not until 2017 when she first heard of the combat Sports . This happened when she travelled from her Thoya-Oya Children’s orphanage home in Kilifi to watch a tournament at the Malindi Judo Club with her guardian Raymond Thoya.
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