Complex sentence: She also stated that although she was not accustomed to fighting in such large tournaments, and the debate over the hijab had made it difficult to focus on the competition, she was happy to have participated, and planned to continue to practise judo in the future.
Split into simpler sentences: She also stated that she was not accustomed to fighting in such large tournaments and the debate over the hijab had made it difficult to focus on the competition. Still, she said she was happy to have participated, and planned to continue to practise judo in the future.