The black belt mayor of Oggiona still on the podium: bronze at the Judo World Championships

OGGIONA WITH SANTO STEFANO – New medal for the black belt mayor of Oggiona with Santo Stefano. Franco Ghiringhelliafter the podium at the European Championships last June, he took another bronze medal Judo World Cup which took place from 8 to 11 September in Krakow, Poland. Category “veterans”, where he won the third place in the Masters. He thus continues his trail of successes in the sports field.

Chronicle of the World Cup

The mayor, when not administering his country, takes off his jacket and tie to dress the judoji with the tricolor of the Italian national team sewn on the chest. From the start of the race, the mayor immediately showed off the qualities with the English Kevin Eve. Checked the first, he earned the pass for the next round against il tedesco Gerald Fuchs. From here, the passage to the semifinal where – thanks to the fatigue of the stages – he lost to the Spanish Juan Jose Ramirez Romero, winner of the tournament. In the final for the third step of the podium he meets il polacco Zdzislaw Grochowski and – despite the cheering against, given that the opponent was playing at home – Ghiringhelli managed to win the golden score. A race that is anything but simple. Both for the high number of participants, and for the date close to the end of the summer, which did not allow for an adequate physical preparation for Italian athletes. Determination and techniquehowever, it was the decisive weapons that allowed Ghiringhelli to gain the 26th career medal, between European and world championships. A true record.

Success at the Europeans

On 2 June, the mayor of Oggiona with Santo Stefano took home another success with an international flavor. It was the European Championship which took place in Crete. In Heraklion, to be precise. The tournament in Greece earned him another bronze medal to hang on your success bulletin board.