Fran Garrigós, the Famu judoka from Vigo, won the competition yesterday European Championship of judo within the -60 kilo category after having a perfect tournament and defeating the Azerbaijani Balabay Aghayev in the crossroads for gold. Both are among the first in the world ranking, although the Madrid athlete consolidated his first position in the global list.
The victory came after being exempt in the first round and then beating the Italian Carlino Andrea, the Belgian Joorrre Verstraenten and, in the semifinals, the Turkish Salih Yildiz. Thus, the Famu athlete demonstrated to begin the Olympic year in a remarkable form with the European title. Of course, there are still three months left for the Paris event and all rivals will be pushing to reach the event in the best possible shape.
Laura Martínez also competed yesterday on behalf of Famu, but her career was shorter. She was exempt from the first round, but in the second she fell against the Russian Kristina Dudina, only 19 years old, but who is an emerging figure of extraordinary level. In fact, she occupies the thirty-seventh position in the world ranking and will rise several notches because yesterday, after surpassing the judoka from the Vigo club, she chained one victory after another to win the European title. She defeated some of the best judokas in the world and, in this way, what could have been an unexpected setback by Laura Martínez became something with an explanation.
Alberto Gaiteiro, with Galicia record, won the medal to be fifth in -66 kilos and today the Viguesa competes Laura Vazquez.
2024-04-26 07:44:31
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