It closes with a splendid bronze medal conquered by Francesco Mazzon In the -90 kg Italy’s adventure ai World Cadet World Championships 2025 of Judoin progress at the Asics Arena in Sofia (Bulgaria). The blue expedition therefore ends with a booty of two placings on the podium (in addition to a fifth place) thanks to the silver of Matteo Gualandi in the -55 kg and to the third position of Mazzon.
First exploit in a great international event with the medals for the young Judoka of the ASD Skorpion Club, who stood at the best under 18 in the world in the -90 kg category losing only in the quarterfinals with the winner of the Tournament Abdula Soleimanov and collecting four successes including the last decisive in the final for Yuko against the neutral athlete APTI Utsiev.
“Honestly I have no words. Today it really seems to me to live a dream. In the quarterfinals I made a mistake that could cost me dearly, but I didn’t give up and I stayed in the race. The final was the hardest meeting of everyone, but in the end I did it. A huge thanks to my coaches, Luca and Daniele, who made me grow, to my training companions who every day push me to give my best, and above all to my family, who has never stopped supporting me “, The words of an excited Mazzon reported by the Federal website.
All eliminated before the quarterfinals and therefore out of the podium the other Italians in the race today: Giorgia Grassi (-70 kg), Carlotta Schiavon and Elisa Palermo (+70 kg), Antonio Capezzuto (-90 kg), Michele Corsica and Gianluca Picchi (+90 kg). Below is the summary of the podiums of the fourth day of the World Cadets 2025 of Judo.
-70 kg f
1 poppy (good)
2 Thibault (Can)
3 Robakidze (Geo) E Benkova (POL)
+70 kg f
1 Nigmatova (UZB)
2 Feuilet-Nigimgo (Fra)
3 Kashperova (HE) E Katsumata (JPN)
-90 kg M
1 Suleimanov (IJF)
2 Strokun (BLR)
3 Mazzon (ITA) e Zurabashvili (Geo)
+90 kg M
1 married (geo)
2 Tokita (JPN)
3 Karchaidze (Geo) e Zhaudinov (KAZ)
