Il Paris Grand Slam 2023 officially opened today with the draw ceremony of the draws in view of a weekend that promises to be nothing short of spectacular on the tatami of the Accor Arena in Bercy. Great expectations for one of the most prestigious judo tournaments of the World Tour, which assigns heavy points in view of the Olympic qualification ranking.
Italy, still without its stars after the long preparatory meeting in Japan, will be represented in the Parisian event by three athletes. Let’s find out the outcome of the draw and the possible progress of the Azzurri in the draws of the first Grand Slam of the year, with the awareness of not starting with the favors of the forecast in the light of the quality of the entry list.
Carola Paissoni, returning to the major circuit eight months after the last time, will see her in the first round in the 63 kg with the young Kazakh Esmigul Kuyulova and then possibly cross the formidable Brazilian Ketleyn Quadros (n.5 in the world ranking) in the round of 16. In the event of a double success, a possible match against the Japanese Nami Nabekura would appear on the horizon in the quarterfinals.
Judo, 20 Azzurri enrolled in the Grand Slam Tel Aviv 2023. Fabio Basile returns after the injury in the 66 kg
Final Block objective almost unattainable unfortunately also for Gabriele Sulli in the 73 kg and Lorenzo Parodi in the 81 kginserted respectively in the segment of the table led by the Georgian phenomena Lasha Shavdatuashvili and Tato Grigalashvili but with the chance to win at least one match at the beginning of the preliminary rounds.
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