The Algerian judo selection, made up of five athletes (4 men, 1 women) joined Abu Dhabi on Friday morning in the United Arab Emirates to take part in the Individual World Championships scheduled for May 19 to 23 with the participation of 669 judokas representing 109 countries . For this world meeting, the national technical management selected five athletes, Kais Moudeter (-66 kg), Dris Messaoud (-73 kg), Mustapha Yasser Bouamar (-100 kg) and Mohamed El Mahdi Lili (+100 kg) for the men, as well as Belkadi Amina (-63 kg) for the women. According to the organizers, 669 judokas (354 men and 315 women), representing 109 countries have confirmed their participation in this competition, likely to offer no less than 2000 points to the winners in the different weight categories. In the latest Olympic ranking of the International Judo Federation (IJF), published on May 7, Amina Belkadi (-63 kg), bronze medalist at the Dushanbe Grand Prix (Tajikistan), rose to 18th place in the ranking. , provisionally ensuring his qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, just like his compatriot Dris Messaoud (-73 kg) who nevertheless lost a place and occupies 15th position. The third Algerian judoka concerned by the race for Olympic qualification in the category (-100 kg), Yasser Bouamar falls two places and is positioned in 40th place with 1310 pts.
A total of points which allows him to join the continental qualification quota. On the other hand, Mohamed El Mahdi Lili (+100 kg) who is placed in 41st place in the new edition of the Olympic ranking is not in the continental qualification quota and will have to do more during the next competitions to hope to win the precious sesame . The qualification period for the Paris Olympic Games will last until June 2024.
2024-05-17 16:27:51
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