The judokas Julio Carez, Leonardo Smart, Luis Hernández and Shabick Lemus fought in the international competition that took place in Villa Carlos Paz and brought medals to Comodoro Rivadavia.
Organized by the South American Judo Confederation and the Argentine Judo Confederation, the 2024 South American Veterans Judo Championship took place last weekend at the Monaco Hotel in Villa Carlos Paz.
In which Comodorenses Julio Carez, Leonardo Smart, Luis Hernández (UAAM) and Shabick Lemus (Municipal Gymnasium Nº3) played close battles against athletes from the country, Chile, Ecuador and Brazil.
Carez won the gold medal in the M3-81kg category; Lemus came second in the M1-60 kg category; Smart won the bronze medal in M4+100kg; and Hernández placed third in M3-81 kg.
For his part, Giuliano Galavotti from Madrid won gold in the M2-60 kg category, and Diego Vivas (Caleta Olivia) took bronze in VN-66 kg.
The next challenges for the veterans are the Pan American Judo Championships in Colombia in September and the World Judo Championships in Las Vegas in November. In addition to official national events, such as the Centro República International Championship in August and the National Clausura in November.
“In the National Apertura Championship we performed excellently in the senior categories, the most competitive categories, and last weekend the Masters showed that Chubut is making a strong mark in adult and veteran judo, showing or reflecting the path towards young people, because it comes A very good crop of youth judokas from Chubut are flourishing, who will soon begin to be part of important events,” highlighted Leonardo Smart.
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2024-05-13 22:46:35
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