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Polanco, first to get on the tatami in the Judo World Cup ›Sports› Granma

Of the eight Cubans present at the World Judo Championship, which is hosted by Budapest, the Hungarian capital, Orlando Polanco (66 kg) will be the first to get on the mat this Monday.

Polanco, located in 36th place in the Olympic ranking, with 1,728 units, will face the Haitian Mackensy Laurent (268), in a fight that should assure the Cuban 200 points if he wins.

On this second day, according to the International Federation website, the 52 kg division for women will also have actions. Magdiel Estrada (73 kg) and Arnaes Odelín (52 kg) will compete on Tuesday against Emmanuel Nartey (GHA) and Po Sum Leung (HKG), respectively.

On the opening date, Russia and Japan took the gold through Yago Abuladze (60 kg) and Natsumi Tsunoda (48 kg), in that order. The latter surprised the favorite Distria Krasniqi (KOS), who came in fifth place. The world champion in 2018 and 2019, the Ukrainian Daria Bilodid, did not participate.

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