Ariane Toro won the gold medal at the Tbilisi judo Grand Slam, in the -52 kg category. The Spanish judoka defeated the Croatian Ana Viktorija Puljiz in the final by ippon. Toro, who occupies 15th place in the Olympic ranking,
The Navarrese athlete began the contest released from the initial round. She eliminated the Brazilian Jessica Pereira (19) in the next round, the Belgian Amber Ryheul (25) in the round of 16 and in the quarterfinals the Kosovar Distria Krasniqi, number two in the world and third in the pre-list for the Paris Games.
Toro gained confidence to face her semifinal against South Korean Seyun Jang (29) and reach the final, in which she achieved the ippon when both rivals already had two penalties.
Ariane Toro will be guaranteed an Olympic spot if she maintains her position in the ranking, as the top 22 plus some other judokas per continent are classified. In the same draw, Estrella López Sheriff lost in her debut, against Puljiz.
2024-03-23 01:52:30
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