It has been only a week because the Tashkent World Championships – the place, in an electrical environment, fourteen champions have been topped, native heroes made and an incredible mixed-team competitors held – creating unforgettable reminiscences for judo followers in Uzbekistan and world wide.
Now the World Judo Tour is again in Abu Dhabi with champions battling it out for prestigious podium locations.
Gold for Georgian teen Giorgi Sardalashvili
Yang Yung Wei confronted Georgian teen Giorgi Sardalashvili within the -60kg remaining. And a well-timed sode-tsurikomi-goshi gave Sardalashvili waza-ari – and gold for Georgia.
IJF President Marius Vizer awarded the medals.
“Yang is a really excessive stage judoka,” Sardalashvili stated. “However earlier than this contest, my coaches and I learnt his methods and I used to be prepared. I did the whole lot my coach suggested and the outcome was gold.”
An o-uchi-gari masterclass from Gneto
The skilled Astride Gneto of France arrived in Abu Dhabi seeking to take the highest spot, and all through the day she delivered an o-uchi-gari masterclass to her opponents.
Uzbekistan’s Diyora Keldiyorova confronted her within the remaining, however Gneto was too robust, and with yet one more superb o-uchi-gari for waza-ari and gold.
Mohammed Bin Thaaloob Al Derie, UAE Wrestling and Judo Federation President, offered the medals.
“I’m very completely happy, as a result of my first Grand Slam medal was in Abu Dhabi once I was a junior and right now was a great day, so I am completely happy,” stated Gneto.
A unbelievable sacrifice transfer
At -48kg Julia Figueroa of Spain claimed gold with a unbelievable sacrifice transfer, catching her opponent fully abruptly.
Juan Carlos Barcos, IJF Director for Worldwide Relations, handed out the medals
A primary-ever grand slam gold for Manzi
Within the -66kg contest, Italian Elios Manzi scored two almost an identical waza-aris towards Serbia’s Strahinja Buncic to assert victory and his first-ever grand slam gold medal.
IJF Vice President Obaid Al Anzi offered the medals.
Youth triumphs over expertise
Within the -57kg remaining, Korea’s 19-year-old Huh Mimi defeated Kosovo’s Nora Gjakova – an enormous upset on a day the place youth triumphed over expertise.
IJF Vice President Mr Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko gave out the medals.
A tremendous day of judo and Abu Dhabi could have extra in retailer for us tomorrow.
