HISTORICAL: THE PERUVIAN JUDOKAS JUAN MIGUEL POSTIGOS AND YULIANA BOLÍVAR

THEY CLASSIFY THE WORLD MASTERS – JERUSALEM 2022

Event will be held in Israel from December 20 to 22 of this year with the presence of our national athletes.

In a historic event for the national sport, the Peruvian Judo Sports Federation informs that the judokas Juan Miguel Postigos, category -66kg. and Yuliana Bolívar, category +78kg. qualified for the “World Masters – Jerusalem 2022” event, the most important event on the world circuit that will be held in Israel from December 20 to 22 and brings together only the best judokas from 41 countries in the world.

Photos: Peruvian Olympic Committee

The “World Masters” series of the International Judo Federation (IJF), are the most important in the sport of Judo, after the Olympic Games and it is the first time in history that Peru classifies two athletes by world classification, he indicated. Judo Federation.

The top 36 athletes in the IJF World Ranking are the ones who earn their pass to participate in this event and Juan Miguel, after his participation in the Tokyo Grand Slam 2022, is ranked 33rd in the world ranking in the -66kg category. While Yuliana Bolívar is ranked 36th in the world ranking, since she achieved a silver medal in the Lima 2022 Pan American Championship.

The Peruvian Olympic Committee, the highest instance of the international representation of Peruvian sport, congratulates our judokas and the great work of the FDPJ.

Source: Press Office of the Peruvian Olympic Committee

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