2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Day 3 Euronews
Title: Large Time Judo: time for the heavyweights
Because the solar rose on the third day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, the heavyweights of judo have been prepared for motion. Masters’ champions, World Medallists and Olympic Champions have been amongst at the moment’s skilled judoka.
The Georgian world quantity 4, Beka Gviniashvili, had an important day within the -90kg class and displayed glorious judo on his option to last. There, he confronted French newcomer Loris Tassier, who was preventing for the primary time in a grand slam last.
Gviniashvili capitalised on his opponent’s mistake to throw for a waza-ari straight right into a maintain down, incomes his twenty seventh World Judo Tour medal. This was adopted by an important second of friendship with the French teenager, true judo values on show.
UAE Wrestling and Judo Federation President His Excellency Mohammed Bin Thaaloob Al Derie awarded the medals.
Within the -78kg Ma Zhenzhao made an enormous assertion for China on the World Judo Tour. Through the day Ma stored on defeating the world’s greatest within the -78kg class. Within the last she defeated 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam winner Natalie Powell of Nice Britain with a ravishing tani-otoshi, celebrating her first grand slam title.
The -78kg medals have been awarded by IJF Common Treasurer Mr Naser Al Tamimi.
At -100kg World Silver medallist Kyle Reyes confronted the skilled Nikoloz Sherazadishvili. After a troublesome struggle, Reyes took victory, successful his first World Judo Tour gold. IJF Head Referee Director Mr Florin Daniel Lascau was available to award the medals
China had one other nice victory within the girls’s +78kg class. Within the last Su Xin scored a waza-ari and continued into a powerful maintain down towards Georgia’s Sophio Somkhishvili, getting one other waza-ari to have a good time the gold. The medals have been awarded by IJF EC Member Dr Lisa Allan.
Within the males’s heavyweight class Olympic champion Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic fought towards European champion Jur Spijkers. After a fast transition into ne-waza Krpalek held down his opponent, successful his third grand slam gold. Tajikistan Judo Federation President Mr Nurullo Loiqov awarded the medals.
U.A.E. judoka, Kostoev, gave the house followers one thing to cheer about with a surprising second of Judo!
An inspiration to younger judoka everywhere in the U.A.E.
What a tremendous occasion it has been and Abu Dhabi will welcome Judo again once more subsequent 12 months!
