Toma Nikiforov delivered an absolutely titanic fight in the first round of the World Cup, in Abu Dhabi… Opposed to the Dutchman Catharina (26 years old/n°27) who had beaten him, during their only confrontation, at the Masters 2022, in Jerusalem, the Bruxellois gave in after a minute and a half in overtime. And yet, Toma seemed to be off to a good start in this face-off with the advantage of a waza-ari following a nice move. But the Dutchman fought back and equalized by returning the Belgian to the ground. Ippon, according to the central referee, corrected to waza-ari by the video attendants. Phew! The two judokas continued into overtime, where we felt that their form curve was reversed. And, following a good move from his opponent, Toma unfortunately gave in… Huge disappointment!
2024-05-23 11:48:25
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