the spanish judoka Fran Garrigós has won the first gold for Spain in the Mediterranean Games 2022 to be held in Oran (Algeria). The current European champion in the -60kg category has defeated the Tunisian Fraj Dhouibi in the final by an ippon after 44 seconds of combat.
“�� First words of BRAND NEW GOLD in the #MediterraneanGames of # Oran222… ¡@FranGarrigos1! ����@rfejyda ��������
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– Spanish Olympic Committee (@COE_es) June 29, 2022
In a matter of minutes he joined the bronze of Ana Pérez, also by ippon, in her fight against the Algerian Faiza Aissahine in -52kg. in -48kg Mireia Lapuerta was left without bronze when she fell in her fight against the Tunisian Oumaima Bedioui.
In addition, the petanque begins to collect the seed with the silver of the Spanish female couple and Sara Díaz’s precisionwho could not overcome the Tunisian Mouna Beji Ep Mattousi (37-30).
Díaz, partnering with Melania Homar, has achieved the same medal in women’s category couples by falling to the Tunisian duo 13-6. For her part, Jesus Escacho and Jose Alberto Andreu they could not overcome the couple from Italy and fell by a tight 13-11 in the dispute for bronze.
Medals secured in badminton and archery
In men’s badminton Pablo Abián, current champion, and Quique Peñalver will play a Spanish final after accounting for their respective semifinal rivals, a round to which they have also agreed Beatrice Corrales in the female category.
Abián accounted for 21-16 and 21-18 of Turkish Emre Lale, while Peñalver rolled through Slovenian Andraz Krapez 21-6 and 21-18. For his part, Corrales got rid of his rival in the semifinalsthe Turkish Ozge Bayrak, by 21-14 and 24-22.
The fight will have more options this Wednesday to add more medals thanks to Lydia Pérez, Carla Lera, Marina Rueda and Graciela Sánchezwhich could not access their respective finals and will fight for the bronzes.
Medal also assured in men’s archery by teams with the classification for the final of the trio formed by Pablo Acha, Miguel Alvariño and Daniel Castro. The men’s water polo team, meanwhile, will fight for bronze after falling in the semifinals against Montenegro (9-10).
Boxing also secured at least one bronze medal thanks to the Olympic Gazi Khalidov, who qualified for the semi-finals of the 81 kilos by defeating the Bosnian Ahmed Dananovic and will seek the final against the Serbian Vladimir Mironchikov.
In tennis, the ‘Armada’ approaches the medals with the pass to the semifinals of Carlos López Montagud, Jessica Bouzas and Guiomar Maristany in singles, plus men’s and women’s doubles.
