Maylín del Toro remains in the Olympic qualification zone. Photo: IJF.
The Cuban Maylín del Toro (63 kg) anchored in seventh place in her division during the Tbilisi Grand Slam, a performance that equals the best achieved by her in the current season and provides valuable points towards their goal of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
In the tournament held in the Georgian capital, Maylín—21st place in the world ranking— He signed that performance after achieving two successes and the same number of setbacksthe last of them in the repechage round against the South Korean Jisu Kim, behind her in the classification list, but ultimately bronze medalist in this tournament.
In that duel the Asian he took success after scoring two Ministers consecutivelythe first of them with a projection and the second immediately after with an immobilization technique.
In Tbilisi the Cuban had a start to the competition marked by success for hansoku make —disqualification—before the representative of Turkmenistan, Zulhumar Dashkinova. She then repeated that formula against the Italian Savina Russo to ensure their place in the quarterfinals and, in the process, a place among the eight best judokas in the division.
However, in that instance he gave in against the Kosovar Laura Fazliu, second in the world ranking and bronzed in the most recent European championship. First the European gave him wazari, but he quickly continued working on the ground until achieving a dislocation technique and causing his rival to abandon.
Eventually the division was won by the experienced Canadian Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard, superior in the final to the Polish Angelika Szymanska. In addition to the South Korean Kim, the other bronze went to the neck of the representative of the Netherlands, Joanne Van Lieshout.
For Maylín this represents her third seventh place in world tour tournaments in 2024, the best placement achieved by her in the year. She previously obtained that position in the Grand Slams of Paris and Baku.
Magdiel Estrada fights for a qualifying spot. Photo: IJF.
On this second day Magdiel Estrada also competed for Cubalocated in 22nd place in the Olympic qualification ranking.
The Creole dominated the young and practically inexperienced Cypriot Christos Dimitriadi in his first outing, in a fight where he found more difficulties than expected and needed a pair of Ministers to achieve success. Then gave in for ippon against the Slovenian Martin Hojak, also behind him on the world list.
In your division Georgian Lasha Shavdatuashvili triumphed, followed by the representative of Russia—who still compete under the banner of independent athletes—Karen Galstian. The Japanese Soichi Hashimoto and the Israeli Tohar Butbul finished in bronze.
In the rest of the categories contested on this second date, the Russian also reigned. Timur Arbuzov (81 kg) and the Croatian Bárbata Matic (70 kg).
By the end of this Sunday, Cuba has the best chance of climbing to the podium, Well, he will have Iván Felipe Silva (90 kg), Andy Granda (+100 kg) and Idalys Ortiz (+78 kg) in competition. Lianet Cardona, also from the Antilles, will also compete, but with fewer options to advance in the organization chart.
On video, Maylín del Toro’s fight in the quarterfinals
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Maylin DEL TORO CARVAJAL🇨🇺 pic.twitter.com/NkPcP0XfN7— 2024judo (@1974ay1) March 23, 2024
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