Gaizka Porras has made history in local sports by becoming the first from Alcoy to become the absolute champion of Spain in judo in the -60kg category. This National held yesterday in Madrid also coincided with the premiere of a new sports cycle, in his debut in a major competition as a senior.
In the first fight he beat Andalusian Juan Delgado, in the quarterfinals he got rid of Madrid’s Ian Saiz, one of the favorites for the title, then in the semifinals he beat Valencian Pedro Gómez in a highly contested fight, to beat Diego Tabuenca from Madrid in the final .
A great success for Judo Alcoy and also Judo Club Alcoi, which has seen how for the first time in more than fifty years of history a competitor trained in the club, manages to climb to the top of the podium in the highest national competition in the category senior.
