Kayra Özdemir
Kayra Almira Özdemir is a French-born Turkish European champion female judoka competing in the +78 kg division.
Coming from Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron in Brittany, she competed for France until her marriage in Turkey in February 2015. She then changed her name from Ketty Mathé to Kayra Sayit, and began to compete for Turkey after acquiring the Turkish citizenship.
Özdemir was a finalist in the 2011 Prague World Cup, and was selected along with fellow Breton Laëtitia Payet for the 2011 [World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg|World Championships], competing on 27 August in Paris-Bercy.
In 2016, Özdemir won the gold medal at the Tbilisi Grand Prix, and at the 2016 [European Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg|European Championships] in Kazan, Russia.
In 2021, Özdemir won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. She took the gold medal at the 2021 European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. where she placed fifth.
She won the gold medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
Özdemir also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.