It goes away without podiums but with two very positive performances for Italy on the second day of Grand Slam Antalya 2024, seventh seasonal event of the Judo World Tour. Disappointing day-2 in the women’s field, however, in the two weight categories most at risk with a view to Olympic qualification towards Paris 2024 when fewer and fewer races remain available.
After the victory at the beginning of the month at the Linz Grand Prix, which allowed him to obtain selection for the Olympics, Antonio Esposito he confirmed himself at high levels again today in Turkey, taking home a good result fifth place in the -81 kg at the end of an exhilarating journey in which he defeated the Spaniard Josè Maria Mendiola Izquieta, the Egyptian Abdelrahman Mohamed, the Georgian Dimitri Gochilaidze and the highly rated Moldovan Victor Sterpu, before giving way to the Canadian Francois Gauthier Drapeau (n.6 in the world) and the Brazilian Guilherme Schimidt (n.4 in the world ranking). The Neapolitan therefore collects another 360 important points to further secure the pass to five circles and above all to try to be seeded in the Olympic tournament.
Fantastic debut on the major circuit for the nineteen year old Manuel Parlati (born in 2004, in his last year as a junior), who reached the quarter-finals in the -73 kg category, beating the Saudi Abdullah Hammad, the Dominican Antonio Tornal and the French Orlando Cazorla by ippon before paying the price with the Tajik Abubakr Sherov . The young Campanian then surpassed himself by imposing himself by ippon in recoveries on the Turkish Bilal Ciloglu, subsequently losing the final against the other host Umalt Demirel.
In the same category, Edoardo Mella he stopped in the second round against local favorite Bayram Kandemir. The Italians playing today were all eliminated before the round of 16: out in the second round Flavia Favorini (63 kg), while they lost on their debut Savita Russo (63), Martina Esposito (70) and Irene Pedrotti (70). Below is the summary of the podiums of the second day of the Judo Grand Slam Antalya 2024:
-63 kg F
1 Kim Jisu (Kor)
2 Liluashvili (Ain)
3 Christ (Cro) and Takaichi (Jpn)
-70 kg F
1 Polleres (Or)
2 Pina (By)
3 Taimazova (Ain) and Tsunoda Roustant (Esp)
-73 kg M
1 Osmanov (Mda)
2 Mammadaliyev (Aze)
3 Demirel (Tur) and Akhadov (Uzb)
-81 kg M
1 Nagase (Japan)
2 Gauthier Flag (Can)
3 Fernando (Por) and Schmidt (Bra)
2024-03-30 19:04:05
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