Seventh place for Yulema Fernández in the European sambo

The Ablitense athlete Yulema Fernández from the Judo Club Ribera Navarra team is back from the European Sambo Wrestling Championship. The young woman achieved a seventh classification in the Romana Arena pavilion in the Israeli city of Haifa, where the best sambokas from different European countries gathered from April 17 to 23.

The judoka-samboka’s turn was on Sunday the 23rd, having the weigh-in the day before, and two days before she was concentrated with the team for the preparation of the championship. The Spanish expedition was made up of sixteen members, of which six medals, and several good positions that were left without a podium. This was the case of the athlete Ribera, who was in seventh position.

It was her first international outing, and both Ferández and her coach, Maika Burgaleta, value the experience as “unique, exceptional and very enriching”. As they have indicated, they will seek to improve performance with national clubs. judo training both at his club and at the High Performance Center in Pamplona”, says Burgaleta.

Tomorrow they will travel together with the Navarrese judo team to the Spanish Judo Championship with the best judokas in the community, including, in addition to Yulema Fernández, her countrywoman Leyre Iriso, who will debut in a national championship on Sunday, April 30 . From the Judo Club Ribera Navarra, both Maika Burgaleta and Rebeca Arranz will attend as delegates from Navarra.

Thanks to your hometown

From the team they have wanted to thank again the financial support provided by the Ablitas City Council to pay for the trip to Israel.

On the other hand, they have appreciated the treatment received from the national team delegates, Manuel Jiménez and Yeray Jiménez, who made the Riberas athletes feel part of the team and “with whom we have shared great moments on and off the mat”, they point out.

On the other hand, the Navarrese sambokas Ibai Gracia, Gorka Gracia and Yulema Fernández were interviewed yesterday afternoon by the Miguel Indurain Foundation. Despite not getting on the podium, they held a brilliant competition that they narrated in the first person and live on the networks.