It’s blue party in Judo. The Italian Alice Bellandi won gold at Masters of Jerusalem in the -78 kg category. The twenty-four year old from Brescia, as reported by Sky Sportgot the better of the French Audrey Tcheumeo, far surpassing the wazari, which is the second highest score that a fighter can obtain during a competition. His triumph is literally historic, given that no athlete from our country had succeeded before. The only equal success had been in the men’s Manuel Lombardoin the -66 kg category a Qingdao in December 2019.
“At the start of the race I didn’t feel at my best, but I was confident e focused. That’s how I managed to win. It’s an immense joy to end the year with such a heavy medal, we needed it after a missed World Cup. I can’t express mine happiness. I’m coming to the close of this season with a lot awareness plus, which I missed earlier this year. I know I can do so much more than that. I feel ready to be the star of this national team, that’s what dream since I was a child,” she said after her triumph.
Alice Bellandi wins gold at the Jerusalem Masters: three medals for Italy
The booty of the Italian national team during this important competition. In addition to today’s gold medal of Alice Bellandi in the -78 kg category, in fact, in recent days of Masters Of Jerusalem two more had arrived, both bronze. One of Odette Giuffrida in the -52 kg category and the other of Assumed Scutto in the -48 kg category. Success was all female.
The men’s athletes, on the other hand, failed to give their best on this occasion. From Manuel Lombardo e John Esposito, both in the -73 kg category, in particular, something more was expected. The first was immediately defeated by the Uzbek Obidkhon Nomonovwhile the second had to surrender against the Kazakh Zhansey Smagulov.
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