The Geo Palace of the Geovillage, from 6 to 10 October will host i junior judo world championships (18-21 years old): a long organization that is finally about to reach a prestigious milestone, with Olbia hosting future participants in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
So much emotion, during a press conference held this morning, of Gavino Piredda representing regional, national and international judo: “It is important to underline that the junior judo world championship had only taken place once in Italy, in Rome. – his words – The biggest thanks go to Marius Vizer (ed president of the international federation) who has chosen and strongly wanted Olbia as the Italian headquarters, especially after the excellent experience of 2017, in Olbia, with the veterans judo championships and kata “.
“The municipality invests 200 thousand euros in this important event. – the words of the mayor Seventh Nizzi – Also thanks to the help of the Sardinia region, an agreement was reached with the International Judo Federation. We believe that the return of image for the city is extremely important ”.
They will be 134 nations represented, with approx 650-700 participating athletes. Six Sardinian boys, one per category, who, thanks to president Vizer and for the first time in history, will be able to participate regardless of the Italian national team that will compete with its athletes.
The same protocol followed for the recent Tokyo Olympics will be followed for the sporting event.
