They will start on Friday 29 April in Sofia the Europeans elders di judo. The Azzurri national team arrives in Bulgaria with a team of 18 athletes, captained by Fabio BasileRio 2016 Olympic gold medal, and Odette Giuffridaon the strength of its two Olympic bronzes in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and of the 2020 European gold and 2021 silver.
Angelo Pantano throws the Israeli Jazan to the ground at the Almada Grand Prix
“The team is calm and motivated – he said Laura Di Tomanational technical director –. He did a good job in what was the first boarding school this year, after the long hiatus imposed by the pandemic. The health rules to be respected and the difficulties related to the contingent historical period have forced us to take alternative solutions to the usual ones for training, but today we are ready. The girls and boys are energized, but I want to underline how many good young people who participated in the college also contributed to their preparation, enriching the quality of the training “.
Elios Manzi in action in the final for the bronze with the Brazilian Cagnin
For the blue team competing on Friday 29: Assunta Scutto and Francesca Milani (48), Martina Castagnola and Odette Giuffrida (52), the Messina Angelo Pantano (60), Mattia Miceli and the other Peloritan athlete Elios Manzi (66). In competition on Saturday 30th: Irene Pedrotti and Martina Esposito (70), Giovanni Esposito and Fabio Basile (73), Giacomo Gamba and Antonio Esposito (81). On Sunday 1: Giorgia Stangherlin and Alice Bellandi (78), Asya Tavano (+78), Gennaro Pirelli and Christian Parlati (90).
