The U18 fighters from JC Wermelskirchen showed extremely strong performances.
Julius Glaser had secretly dreamed of a medal. He could not have guessed that things would go so well for the judoka from JC Wermelskirchen at the German U18 Individual Championships in Leipzig. He may not really realize winning the silver medal for a few days.
His weight class (up to 50 kg) was in demand in the early afternoon. Without a bye, Julius Glaser was able to put himself in the limelight in the opening fight and presented himself in good shape. First ground situation, first win. The following argument was also successfully designed by him – he was in the quarterfinals.
That turned out to be exciting. A lot. Although the man from Wermelskirchen clearly dominated and imposed two penalties on his opponent, he didn’t want to make an early decision. Glaser kept making new attempts, and his opponent kept escaping. Until the start of the golden score. Then a strong foot technique made the decision, the semifinals were reached.
That was tantamount to repeating the semifinals at the West German Championships. Again Levin Michailov faced him. And it was the expected violent exchange of blows. Again Julius Glaser was the winner – this time he rewarded himself with a choke technique for his enormous training diligence. By making it to the finals, the coveted medal could no longer be stolen from him in his first U18 year. Only: which should it be? That’s what the many friends and fans at home who were crossing their fingers on the screen asked themselves. His father Dirk and his coach Kadeh Scheida were at his side in Leipzig.
Glaser showed a courageous fight against the reigning champion of the previous year, Ramzan Deliev. But a wazari a minute before the end was the end. This deficit could no longer be made up. The “Lion” left the mat with his head held high. He hadn’t lost gold, he had won silver. -ad-
