Nearly a hundred athletes attended the call of the State Judo Association, in coordination with the INDE BC.
Tijuana, Baja California.– With the aim of strengthening its preparation towards the state eliminatory of the National Olympiad, the Baja California judo team began a concentration and technical control at the facilities of the High Performance Center (CAR) Tijuana, with the participation of around 100 judokas from different municipalities of the state.
This concentration is part of the competitive evaluation and tuning process, allowing athletes to work in a high-level environment and face a greater diversity of opponents, a key aspect for their sporting development.
In this regard, Josan Fajer, president of the State Judo Association and member of the national team’s technical body, highlighted the importance of coordinated work between municipalities, since it favors the alternation of combat pairs and enriches the competitive experience of judokas.
“For us as coaches, this type of concentration is very valuable, since it allows us to generate confrontations with different opponents and divisions. Always training among the same teammates is not the same as facing rivals with different characteristics,” said Fajer.
Likewise, he stressed that throughout the concentration special emphasis will be placed on combat, considering it a fundamental element for the sporting maturation of athletes.
“The only way to develop talent is through combat. It is a vital aspect in the preparation process towards the state championship and will be the main axis of this concentration,” he added.
For this group of Baja Californian judokas, the concentration represents the last meeting of this type prior to the State Championship, which will take place at the end of January at the CAR Tijuana. Subsequently, the team will participate in the National Qualifier, where the selection that will represent Baja California in the National Olympiad will be defined.
Currently, the Baja California judo team is in the process of consolidating itself among the three best in the country, after obtaining the national runner-up position in the previous edition of the Olympiad, with an outstanding harvest of six gold, six silver and seven bronze medals.
