The Peruvian Judo Sports Federation (FDPJ), which is already preparing for the Olympic cycle towards the Odesur Games, the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, presented Cuban coach Justo Noda as the new “head coach” of the national team .
The Judo Peru team under the management of its president María Martínez, presented the work team of the new head coach at the Villa Deportiva Nacional (Videna), who will be accompanied by Franco Loza Zamudio as head of the Technical Unit and the coaches Jesús Gavidia , Angelo Acosta, Giancarlo Leyton, Luis Angeles, Pedro Manrique and Kenji Castillo.
Professor Justo Noda, 8th Dan, awarded by the International Judo Federation, considered an eminence in world judo, was present at the most important sporting events worldwide: 7 Olympic Games, 20 World Championships, 8 Pan American Games and 7 in the Central American and Caribbean Games.
“I thank the Pan American Judo Confederation, the Peruvian Judo Federation, its president María Martínez. We have great material, we have to have discipline and responsibility is important. We do not want to create false expectations, but we are going to achieve great results”, said Justo Noda.
For her part, the head of the FDPJ, María Martínez, highlighted the arrival of Cuban coach Justo Noda whom she described as an “eminence” in this martial discipline.
“The Federation during these years has made many efforts. We have a multidisciplinary team that has achieved triumphs. Now with the new head coach we are going to prepare to achieve great goals. Justo Noda is an eminence in judo. Before we were on the opposite side, now we will work in the same team”, he said.
From the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games to Rio 2016, Justo Noda has been in charge of the Cuban national team, obtaining a total of 17 Olympic medals.
In the JJ.OO. Barcelona 1992 was coach of the Cuban women’s team, then at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 he was coach of the Cuban men’s national team.
Justo Noda as DT has managed to lead his pupils and win 27 world medals in the senior category, 17 world medals in the junior category, 118 Pan American medals in the junior category, 56 medals in the Pan American Games and 56 medals in the Central American and South American Games. Caribbean.
The practical part has always been accompanied by the theoretical part, and it is precisely because DT Justo Noda has carried out 12 investigations on judo and has given 15 conferences on judo from 2012 to 2021.
It is important to note that the next events where the Peruvian Judo Sports Federation will participate are: Lima 2022 Cadet Pan American Championship (April 9), Lima 2022 Junior Pan American Championship (April 10), Lima 2022 Junior Mixed Team Pan American Championship (April 11 , Lima 2022 Senior Pan American Championship (April 15) and Lima 2022 Senior Pan American Mixed Team Championship (April 17).
(FIN) NDP / JSO
Posted: 1/25/2022
