Italia shines at Grand Prix Upper Austria: Esposito and Pedrotti claim top honors

Great day forItalia on the tatami of the Tips Arena in Linz.

Al Grand Prix Upper AustriaIndeed, Antonio Esposito ed Irene Pedrotti (IJF photo) they got their hands on the primo It is on second place in respectively -81 kg it’s us -70 kg.

For both it is about best result of his career in a tournament of this category.

Furthermore, the judoka from Campania, thanks to a loot of 700 pointsentered the top ten in Olympic rankingtaking a decisive step in optics qualification to the next ones Paris 2024 Summer Games. Many positions were also gained by the thirty-somethings who, by virtue of the 490 points put in the farm, she has come close to the top thirty in her weight category and, with still many important events to participate in, she can try to dream from now until June 23the date on which the curtain will fall on the five-circle rankings.

Esposito won Pool B and in the semi-final he scored the ippon against the Portuguese Joao Fernando. Then, the outcome of the gold medal match was daring, in which the Italian managed to pin the Polish Pawel Drzymal right at the time of the final gong.

Pedrotti, however, after taking home Pool D, only needed a waza-ari to get the better of the penultimate act against the Bosnian Aleksandra Samardzic. In the final, however, the Puerto Rican Maria Perez was more lucid and, in the opening stages of the golden score, managed to score the decisive ippon. (agc)

2024-03-09 19:43:52
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