Positive budget in the Italy at the end of the European Cadet Championships 2025 of Judostaged in Skopje (North Macedonia) from 26 to 29 June. The Azzurrini have conquered in everything four medals In a youth continental review that actually represented the first great appointment of the season regarding the under 18.
Matteo Gualandi He was the only one to play a final for gold, losing for Yuko with the Azerbaigiano Rasul Alizada and conquering a significant silver in the -55 kg, while our national team was represented in seven sparers for the bronze by climbing on the third step of the podium with Raffaele Sodano nei -50 kg, Giulia Bonzano in -52 kg e Giorgia Grassi nei -70 kg.
The most encouraging figure, to evaluate the competitiveness of this group, is however that of the eleven overall placings in the top8 (with 4 fifths and 3 seventh seats) on the nineteen athletes who took part in the event. We will see if confirmations will arrive in this sense to the Eyof (22-26 July always in the Macedonian capital) and above all to the world cadets at the end of August in Sofia.
“We close this European Skopje cadets with 4 medals, 4 other athletes at the Final Block and 3 seventh seats. Globally it is a result of great thickness, one cannot fail to be satisfied, and this although the young age of someone has still made us leave something that we will collect in the future. The boys teamed and the staff worked with good synergy “, The comment of the Italian technical staff at the end of the U18 European Championships.
