One week after the 500 days from the 2024 Olympics in Paris and, very recently, the 50 days left for the 2023 World Cup in Doha (7-14 May), the Yunusobod Sport Complex will host the Grand Slam a Tbilisian event on the international circuit which on this occasion records the participation of 62 nations with 422 athletes.
Italy is present with nine athletes called up and ten athletes with the requirements for free participation. These are the nineteen Azzurri in the competition: Andrea Carlino (60), Matteo Piras (66), Gabriele Sulli (73), Edoardo Mella (73), Leonardo Casaglia (81), Giacomo Gamba (81), Enrico Bergamelli (100), Francesca Milani (48), Assunta Scutto (48), Veronica Toniolo (57), Thauany David Capanni Dias (57), Carola Paissoni (63), Flavia Favorini (63), Martina Esposito (70), Irene Pedrotti (70), Alice Bellandi (78), Giorgia Stangherlin (78), Asya Tavano (+78).
The delegation is entrusted to the technicians Francesco Bruyere and Raffaele Toniolo, to Doctor Bonagura and to the physio Natalia.
“The first elements of the team arrived at the first light of dawn in Tbilisi – he said Raffaele Toniolo from Georgia- and, after a dutiful rest, in the evening they gave their last weight files as well as carrying out the judogi control. For now, everything is ok.”
“Last Grand Slam before the World Cup in May for the women’s national team – she said Francesco Bruyere– the girls come off a great job at the OTC in Nymburk and are as ready as ever to give it their all. The competition is of the highest level with the participation of many Top 10 athletes, it will certainly be a good show. Unfortunately, it should be noted the absence of our Odette who, due to a slight collarbone injury suffered in training, is not appropriate to compete, luckily nothing serious and she is already at work to prepare for the World Championship in the best possible way”.
The blocks of the finals of all three days of competition will be broadcast live on RaiPlay with commentary by Fabrizio Tumbarello and Maria Centracchio at the following times
First day: 14:00->16:30 (-48, -52, -57 kg, -60, -66 kg)
Second day: 14:00->16:00 (-63, -70 kg, -73, -81 kg)
Third day: 15:00->17:30 (-78, +78 kg, -90, -100, +100 kg)
