The Judo World Championships 2021 in Hungary have started. From June 6th to 13th, the best judokas in the world will compete in Budapest. On the first day of the competition, the light weight classes made the start.
Japanese final for women up to 48 kilos: Tsunoda wins gold
In the weight class up to 48kg, Japan’s junior world champion Koga Wakana showed great skill in both floor and standing judo and thus made it into her first final at a senior world championship.
Her opponent was her compatriot Tsunoda Natsumi, who showed a masterclass in armlocking in her first fights before she defeated Distria Krasniqi from Kosovo with 2 Tomoe-nage waza-aris.
In the finals, Tsunoda’s experience paid off when she first met Tomoe-nage. scored and then again with a counter attack to secure her first world title.
IOC member and former President of Hungary, Pál Schmitt, presented Tsunoda with her medal.
“I missed the gold medal in the up to 52kg category in 2017, so I’m very happy that I won here!” Said Tsunoda Natsumi.
Russia defeats Kazakhstan – gold for Iago Abuladze
In the men’s weight category up to 60kg, Iago Abuladze from the Russian Judo Federation had the day of his life. He defeated both Bouda of France and Shamshadin of Kazakhstan to secure a place in the final against Gusman Kyrgyzbayev of Kazakhstan.
He cut a great figure throughout the day and showed dynamic judo on the way to the fight for the gold medal. In this Abuladze used his unorthodox and explosive judo in the booth and demonstrated that he deserves to be world champion.
The Russian judoka is on the road to success. He was already runner-up at the 2020 European Championships in the extra light weight category and now gold at the 2021 World Cup.
Evgeny Kuyvashev, Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, presented Iago Abuladze with his gold medal.
“I’m actually surprised to hear that my judo is good because everyone says it’s strange,” says Iago Abuladze. “And about Ne-Waza, I wanted to break the stereotype that Caucasus people don’t know how to fight Ne-Waza, so I worked on it”.
There were two bronze medals for Spain, for Julia Figueroa and Francisco Garrigos.
Once again Hungary shows that it is a real judo nation that hosts a world championship that presents the whole range of judo.
The World Judo Championships Seniors 2021 will take place in Budapest from June 6th to 13th.
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