Last weekend, March 4/5, 2023, at the Palasport of Codognoil FIJLKAM Lombardy Regional Committeein collaboration with Nippon Codogno, organized the qualifying competitions for the Italian Championships category Cadets U18 series A2. The athletes of the Cremona toadled by the coach Matthew Landinithey have earned 5 passes for the finals of the Italian Championship in the A2 categorywhich will take place at Taranto on 18 and 19 March 2023.
Gabriele Adorno, 6th in the national category ranking (+90 kg)was already qualified by right to the final, while the other Cremonese judokas had to sweat a difficult qualification on the tatami of the Palasport of Codogno, European City of Sport 2023.
Mirco Bettelli and Matteo Testiwith an authoritative race, they both got on the podium of the 66 kg, respectively with the silver and bronze medals, both beaten by the talent of the Italian-French Jihad Boudla. Bronze also for Letizia Portesani in the 63 kgWhile Mattia Savi (60 kg), fighting despite a microfracture in his foot, he managed to win the 7th placewhich still earned him the qualification.
Unlucky Nicole Hair, which was not enough bronze in the +70 kg category, due to a numerical game required by the regulation, which thus denied him the qualification for the final stages of the Italian championships
Also Filippo Galante, 9th in the 60 kg category. he had to deal with a difficult race that didn’t reward his commitment. As well as for Davide Vecchi (60kg)stopped at the second meeting and for Valentino Armeni (66 kg), released in the preliminaries.
In the photo the Cremonese judokas finalists in Taranto: Matteo Landini (coach), Mattia Savi, Gabriele Adorno, Letizia Portesani, Mirco Bettelli, Matteo Testi.
