The European judo tournament being held in Zagreb is giving good results to Spain with three medals so far, after the bronze achieved yesterday by Ai Tsunoda from Lleida, which added to the gold from Fran Garrigós and another bronze from Ariane Toro.
Tsunoda achieved the third metal in the Croatian capital for the Spanish delegation, which is hosting the European Championship until tomorrow, after falling in the semifinals, reaching bronze in the -70 kg category by beating the Portuguese Joana Crisostomo. It should be remembered that the Lleida native , as published by SEGRE, already has a guaranteed ticket for the Paris Games after the latest results achieved. The judoka from the Lleida Dojo is in eighth position in the world ranking of the -70 kilogram category for the Paris event, with a total of 4,262 points, a position that, if maintained, would grant her the status of head of series in the Olympic tournament draw. Tsunoda has hardly had a rival in the Spanish team for the Olympic race, since her competitor for the only ticket that Spain has in this category, Sara Rodríguez, occupies position number 75, with only 362 points. So far this season, the judoka from Lleida has achieved, in addition to yesterday’s, another medal, the bronze in the Antalya Grand Slam, in Turkey, since in the Paris Grand Slam she was disqualified in the quarterfinal round. final for doing an unauthorized arm lock, which deprived him of fighting for the medals.
2024-04-27 04:29:55
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