The Brazilian Rafaela Silva and the Mongolian Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir won the titles of -57 kilos and -73 kilos in the Judo World Cup, this Saturday in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), thus breaking Japan’s dominance in the competition.
Silva, nine years after her first world title, won the waza-ari final against 23-year-old Haruka Funakubo of Japan with an attack thirty seconds from the end of regulation time.
The 30-year-old Brazilian returned to competition late last year after a two-year doping ban, meaning she was unable to defend her Olympic title in Tokyo in 2021.
The other title attributed on Saturday went to the Mongolian Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir, winner in the final of the Japanese Soichi Hachimoto, world champion in 2017.
The bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games won by waza-ari in extension.
In this test, Brazil won its second medal of the day, thanks to Daniel Cargnin.
Japan had won the first four titles in the competition.
— Results of the third day of the Judo World Cup:
Women:
– 57 kg
1. Rafaela Silva (GOOD)
2. Haruka Funakubo (JPN)
3. Jessica Klimkait (CAN)
3. Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoogiin (MGL)
Men:
– 73 kg
1. Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir (MGL)
2. Soichi Hashimoto (JPN)
3. Daniel Cargni (BRA)
3. Hidayat Heydarov (AZE)
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