The curtain fell on the first day of Grand Slam in Tbilisi 2024which will end on Sunday 24 March, valid as sixth seasonal event of the Judo World Tour. An important appointment for some of our athletes with a view to qualifying for the Five Circles, thinking about next weekend with the other Grand Slam scheduled in Turkey.
Matteo Piras, 23rd in the -66 kg ranking, was looking for a good result to support hopes and ambitions for the Olympic catastrophe. After the victories against the Cypriot Georgios Balarjishvili and Georgian Tengo ZirakashviliPiras earned access to the semi-finals against Matej Polek. A match decided at the Golden Score, with a Te-waza / Seoi-otoshi.
In the penultimate act, in the presence of the Russian Ivan Chernykh the stop has arrived, with the characteristics of a Te-waza / Seoi-otoshi. In the match for the third podium finish the Azeri Ruslan Pashayev he prevailed in the Golden Score (waza-ari). Chernykh who prevailed, beating the Uzbek in the Final Sardar Nurillaev. The local judoka, therefore, finished in fifth position, forfeiting 360 points for the ranking.
Nei -60 kg, Andrea Carlino, 35th in the Olympic 60kg rankings prior to this competition, did not advance beyond the second round. Victorious against North Korea Kwang Jin ChaeAzerbaijani Turan Bayramov he put an end to the blue’s journey, with an ippon after just 10″. A category in which the Kazakh Corners Serikbayev it was the best.
Talking about Francesca Milaniwho fought only this time in the -52 kg women’s category to better prepare for the European Championships without dropping weight, surrendered to the Chinese Zhu Yeqing in a comparison went to the Golden Score (three shido). The title went to the Spanish Ariane Toro Solerscored against the Croatian Ana Viktorija Puljiz in the final act.
2024-03-22 15:35:45
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