Italy’s National Judo Team Gears Up for Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey.

The Olympic judo qualifiers continue unabated. In fact, when there are less than three months left until the world rankings close, the World Tour is ready to land at the Sport Hall in Antalyain Turkey, which will host the fifth between Friday 29 and Sunday 31 March Grand Slam of the season, the last event before the European Championships in Zagreb, in Croatia (April 25-28).

Elios Manzi in action in the bronze final with the Brazilian Cagnin in 2018

The national team will be competing on the Anatolian tatami with a contingent of 17 Italians (10 women and 7 men): Assunta Scutto (-48 kg), Odette Giuffrida (-52 kg), Andrea Carlino and the Messina Angelo Pantano (-60 kg), Thauany David Capanni Dias and Veronica Toniolo (-57 kg), Flavia Favorini and Savita Russo (-63 kg), the other from Messina Elios Manzi (-66 kg), Irene Pedrotti and Martina Esposito (-70 kg/IJF photo), Manuel Parlati and Edoardo Mella (-73 kg), Giorgia Stangherlin (-78 kg), Asya Tavano (+78 kg), Antonio Esposito ( -81 kg) and Gennaro Pirelli (-100 kg).

The event will offer a maximum of 1000 points in each of the 14 weight categories at the start. Italy, already confident of being present at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games with Assunta Scutto (-48 kg), Odette Giuffrida (-52 kg), Veronica Toniolo (-57 kg), Manuel Lombardo (-73 kg), Alice of war (-78 kg), Asia Tavano (+78 kg), Antonio Esposito (-81 kg) e Christian Talk to yourself (-90 kg), will try to take advantage of the tournament to try to climb up the rankings in the categories in which she is not yet qualified.

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2024-03-28 15:50:08
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