Lourembam Brojeshori Devi

Lourembam Brojeshori Devi (1 January 1981 – 21 July 2013) was an Indian judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1][2]

Brojeshori Devi was born on 1 January 1981. She was from Khagempalli Huidrom Leikai in Imphal West of Manipur. She was the daughter of Lourembam Manglem Singh and Lorembam Ongbi Taruni Devi.^[citation needed]

Brojeshori had participated in 20 international and 16 national judo championships. She won three gold medals at the international level apart from one silver and three bronzes.[3] She had participated in the Women's Half-Lightweight category in the 2000 Olympic Games and reached the Quarter-Finals against Liu Yuxiang of China.

Death

Brojeshori died on 21 July 2013 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India due to pregnancy complications.[4][5]

References

1. "Lourembam Brojeshori Devi - first Olympian judoka from Manipur". Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
2. "Laurembam Brojeshori DEVI".
3. "JudoInside - Brojeshori Devi Judoka".
4. "Manipuri Olympian judoka Brojeshori Devi died of pregnancy complications | Other Sports - More | NDTVSports.com". sports.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
5. Manipur mourn Olympian judoka Lourembam Brojeshori Devi's death Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, sports.ndtv.com; accessed 26 March 2016.