Judo returned to the gorgeous metropolis of Budapest as the game’s greats battled it out within the Grand Slam Hungary.
At -48kg, Olympic silver medallist and former world champion Tonaki Funa was on nice type, dominating her last towards Julia Figueroa of Spain with some sturdy groundwork, to safe her eleventh senior World Tour Gold Medal.
Worldwide Judo Federation President Marius Vizer awarded the medals.
Within the -60kg class, Jorre Verstraeten of Belgium defeated former world champion Lukhumi Chkhvimiani of Georgia with a intelligent piece of footwork. He was awarded his medals by IJF Basic Secretary, Jean-Luc Rougé.
At -52kg, Reka Pupp introduced pleasure to the house crowd as she defeated the younger Italian Giulia Carna with two Waza-ari scores to take Hungary’s first Gold medal of the match.
All of the younger youngsters in attendance, the way forward for Hungarian judo, cheered for his or her hero as they managed to catch a fast selfie with the good Pupp. She was awarded her medals by Ultima Capital CEO Max-Hervé George.
“Thanks very a lot, it’s an enormous pleasure for me to win a medal, at house in Hungary as effectively,” stated an excited. “That is really my first medal at house, I’ve been within the last block earlier than, however sadly it didn’t work out, however at this time I used to be in a position to give again to my house crowd every little thing they’ve given me through the years”.
The return of the Abe
The day additionally noticed the return of one of many Abe marvel siblings, with Abe Hifumi right here for his first match since his victory on the Tokyo Olympic Video games, and he regarded as if he’d by no means been away.
In each single contest he displayed his thrilling explosive judo, one huge method after one other, he appeared unbeatable.
Within the last, he took on the teenager Rakhimjon Subhonov of Uzbekistan, and a superbly timed assault noticed him launch the Uzbek for a dynamic Waza-ari rating. The medals had been awarded by Atena CEO Paolo Naoni.
Afterwards, Abe was extra assured than ever.
“I’d say, trying on the competitors, nobody can beat me now. Sure, nobody can beat me,” claimed Abe
At -57kg, Japan’s Haruka Funakubo defeated Rafaela Silva of Brazil. She was awarded the gold medal by IOC Member Daniel Gyurta
All in all, it was an important day’s judo and it is easy to see why Hungary is an everyday cease on the World Judo Tour.
