RIO DE JANEIRO: Judoka Phupu Lhamu Khatri was drawn against Cuba's Maricet Espinosa in the women's 63kg weight category. The elimination round of 32 bout is scheduled for August 9.

The 21-year-old judoka is participating in the first Olympic Games through wildcard entry. But she is vastly experienced in terms of international participation. Recently she won gold medal in the 12th South Asian Games in India.

She had started playing at the age of 13 and won medal in her maiden international participation three years later. Khatri bagged the bronze medal in the Asian Junior Championship in Bangkok in 2010. She has never looked back since then. She added another bronze to her kitty in the same year – Rajiv Gandhi Judo Championship in India.

Khatri then won silver in the South Asian Junior Judo Championship in Pakistan in 2011 and bagged the second place in the next edition of the tournament on home soil. She won a silver and a bronze in 2015 before bagging the gold medal in the 12th SA Games in India earlier this year. She won gold medal in the Hungary Open Junior Judo Championship and bagged bronze in the senior tournament. She has participated in the World Judo Championship twice and also took part in the Asian Judo Championship and represented the country in the Incheon Asian Games.