Manuel Lombardo brings the Italian anthem to the Zagreb Grand Prix 2022

In this past weekend there have been three events: the Grand Prix of Zagreb, Croatia, the European Cup in Winterthur for seniors in Switzerland and Hungary, in Paks, and the European Cup for juniors.

Zagreb Grand Prix

Competing: Francesca Milani and Sofia Petitto (-48 kg), Francesca Giorda (-52 kg), Giulia Caggiano and Veronica Toniolo (-57 kg), Nicolle D’Isanto and Flavia Favorini (-63 kg), Martina Esposito and Irene Pedrotti (-70 kg), Linda Politi (-78 kg), Erica Simonetti and Asya Tavano (+78 kg), Diego Rea (-60 kg), Matteo Piras (-66 kg), Manuel Lombardo and Luigi Centracchio (-73 kg), Kenny Komi Bedel (-81 kg), Nicholas Mungai (-90 kg), Enrico Bergamelli (-100 kg), Lorenzo Agro Sylvain (+100 kg).

Results

Italy has conquered a gold medal con Manuel Lombardo (-73 kg) e a silver medal con Matteo Piras (-66 kg).

Manuel Lombardo (-73 kg) won his first gold medal in his new category -73 kg. He won the first round against Ylham Kemalov (Tkm), the second against Adrian Sulca (Rou), the third round against Jack Yonezuka (USA), the quarter-finals against Abdul Malik Umayev (Bel), the semifinal against Daniel Cargnin (Bra ) and the final against Magdiel Estrada (Cub) in just 12 seconds with one of his sensational kata-guruma (as seen in the cover photo), thus conquering the highest step of the podium and winning important points for the Olympic qualification.

Matteo Piras (-66 kg), after the silver medal won two weeks ago at the Mediterranean Games, is reconfirmed at the top with another silver medal. He won the first round against Hekim Agamammedov (Tkm), the second against Orlando Cazorla (Fra), the third against Alberto Gaitero Martin (Esp), the quarter-finals against Jaehong An (Kor) and the semifinal against Lucian Bors Dumitrescu (Rou ), while in the final he lost to Yashar Najafov (Aze), gaining an excellent second place.

They lost in the third round: Veronica Toniolo (-57 kg), Kenny Komi Bedel (-81 kg).

They lost in the second round: Francesca Milani (-48 kg), Francesca Giorda (-52 kg), Giulia Caggiano (-57 kg), Nicolle D’Isanto and Flavia Favorini (entarmbe -63 kg), Linda Politi (-78 kg), Erica Simonetti and Asia Tavano (+78 kg), Luigi Centracchio (-73 kg), Nicholas Mungai (-90 kg), Enrico Bergamelli (-100 kg), Lorenzo Agro Sylvain (+100 kg).

They lost in the first round: Sofia Petitto (-48 kg), Martina Esposito and Irene Pedrotti (both -70 kg), Diego Rea (-60 kg).

Classification

Female ranking

-48 kg

1. Wana Koga (Japan),
2. Melanie Vieu (Fra),
3. Laura Martinez Abelenda (Esp) and Tugce Beder (Tur)

-52 kg

1. Uta Abe (Jpn),
2. Krasniqi District (Kos),
3. Gefen Primo (Isr) and Fabienne Kocher (Sui)

-57 kg

1. Christa Deguchi (Can),
2. Lipartelian Ethers (Geo),
3. Mina Libeer (Bel) and Ichinkhorloo Munkhtsedev (Mgl)

-63 kg

1. Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (Can),
2. Anriquelis Barrios (Come),
3. Ketleyn Quadros (Bra) and Gankhaich Bold (Mgl)

-70 kg

1. Barbara Matic (Cro),
2. Miriam Butkereit (Ger),
3. Elvismar Rodriguez (Ven) and lara Cvjetko (Cro)

-78 kg

1. Natalie Powell (Gbr),
2. Inbar Lanir (Isr),
3. Natascha Ausma (Ned) and Mayra Aguiar (Bra)

+78 kg

1. Raz Hershko (Israel),
2. Milica Zabic (Serb),
3. Adiyasuren Amarsaikhan (Mgl) and Lea Fontaine (Fra)

Male ranking

-60 kg

1. Magzhan Shamshadin (Kaz),
2. Kim Won Jin (Kor),
3. Giorgi Sardalashvili (Geo) and Genki Koga (Jpn)

-66 kg

1. Yashar Najafov (Aze),
2. Matteo Piras (Ita),
3. Narmandakh Bayanmunkh (Mgl) and Ivo Verhorstert (Ned)

-73 kg

1. Manuel Lombard (Stone),
2. Magdiel Estrada (Cub),
3. Eunkyul Lee (Kor) e Daniel Cargnin (Bra)

-81 kg

1. Alpha Oumar Djalo (Fra),
2. Saeid Mollaei (Aze),
3. Tato Grigalashvili (Geo) and Joao Fernando (Por)

-90 kg

1. Beka Gviniashvili (Geo),
2. Rafael Macedo (Bra),
3. Kenta Married (Jpn) and Eduard Trippel (Ger)

-100 kg

1. Michael Korrel (Ned),
2. Won Jin Kim (Kor),
3. Genki Koga (Jpn) and Giorgi Sardalashvili (Geo)

+100 kg

1. Jur Nails (Ned),
2. Tsetsentsengel Odkhuut (Mgl),
3. Erik Abramov (Ger) e Shangai Kokauri (Aze)

Ranking of nations

1. Netherlands (2-0-2-2-1),
2. Japan (2-0-2-0-0),
3. Canada (2-0-0-0-0).

L’Italia it was ranked al 8th place (1-1-0-0-0) out of 69 nations.

For more information, click on the following link: https://www.eju.net/event/zagreb-grand-prix-2022/224010/

Winterthur Senior European Cup

Italy competed with: Alessia Tedeschi (-52 kg), Tea Patri and Michela Piaggio (-57 kg), Giorgia Mancioppi (-63 kg), Mario Petrosino, Rocco Terranova and Matteo Giordano de Nardi (-60 kg), Luca Caggiano and Francesco Cargnelutti (-66 kg), Leonardo Casaglia, Giacomo Gamba, Luigi Pippa and Salvatore D’Arco (-81 kg), Matteo Rovegno and Mattia Atzori (-90 kg), Andres Felipe Moreno and Angelo Valdagni (-100 kg) and Lorenzo Turini (+100 kg).

Results

Italy has conquered two silver medals con Tea Patri (-57 kg) e Salvatore D’Arco (-81 kg), due bronze medals con Alessia Tedeschi (-52 kg) e Mario Petrosino (-60 kg), five fifth places from Giorgia Mancioppi (-63 kg), Luca Caggiano and Francesco Cargnelutti (both -66 kg), Andres Felipe Moreno (-100 kg) e Lorenzo Turini (+100 kg) e two seventh places con Luigi Pippa (-81 kg) and Matteo Rovegno (-90 kg).

They lost in the second round: Michela Piaggio (-57 kg), Rocco Terranova and Matteo Giordano de Nardi (both -60 kg), Leonardo Casaglia and Giacomo Gamba (-81 kg), Matteo Rovegno and Mattia Atzori (both -90 kg).

They lost in the first round: Angelo Valdagni (-100 kg).

L‘Italia it was ranked al 6th place (0-2-2-5-2) out of 24 nations.

For more information, click on the following link: https://www.eju.net/event/winterthur-senior-european-cup-2022/224012/

Paks Junior European Cup

The Italian athletes who participated were: Asia Sassi and Alessia Tortorici (-52 kg), Matilde Ceci and Ludovica Franzosi (-70 kg), Irene Caleo, Carolina Mengucci and Matilde Notti (-78 kg), Tiziana Marini (+78 kg), Pietro Andreini, Simone Aversa and Vincenzo Manferlotti (-60 kg), Giuseppe De Tullio, Cristian Miceli, Flavio Petruzzelli and Michele Schiraldi (-66 kg), Francesco Ceglie, Leonardo Piccolo and Manuel Vici (-81 kg), Tommaso Fava, Andrea Raffaeli and Gabriele Sammartino (-90 kg), Daniele Accogli, Jean Carletti and Edoardo Clementi (-100 kg), Andrea Palumbo and Lorenzo Rossi (+100 kg).

Results

Italy has conquered due silver medals con Alessia Tortorici (-52 kg) and Daniele Accogli (-100 kg), a bronze medal con Tiziana Marini (+78 kg), two fifth places con Giuseppe De Tullio and Flavio Petruzzelli (both -66 kg) e four seventh places from Asia Sassi (-52 kg), Irene Caleo and Matilde Notti (both -78 kg) and Simone Aversa (-60 kg), five ninth places con Tommaso Fava, Andrea Raffaeli and Gabriele Sammartino (all three -90 kg), Jean Carletti (-100 kg) e Andrea Palumbo (+100 kg).

They lost in the third round: Leonardo Piccolo and Manuel Vici (both -81 kg).

They lost in the second round: Ludovica Franzosi (-70 kg).

They lost in the first round: Matilde Ceci (-70 kg), Carolina Mengucci (-78 kg), Pietro Andreini and Vincenzo Manferlotti (both -60 kg), Giuseppe De Tullio and Cristian Miceli (both -66 kg), Francesco Ceglie (-81 kg), Edoardo Clementi (-100 kg) and Lorenzo Rossi (+100 kg).

L‘Italia it was ranked al 8th place (0-2-1-2-4) out of 34 countries.

For more information, click on the following link: https://www.eju.net/event/paks-junior-european-cup-2022/224014/