The 2022 World Judo Tour kicked off in Portugal with an exciting first day on the Grand Prix in Almada, and the native Judoka rose to the problem!
Catarina Costa displayed lovely footwork as all the time, catching out her Korean opponent to take the primary Gold medal of this yr, and Portugal’s first of the event, making her the event's lady of the day.
Mr Jorge Fernandes, President of the Portuguese Judo Federation, proudly awarded Costa her gold medal
"Thanks, I really feel very joyful right this moment as a result of I may make it in entrance of my household and associates and it’s the primary competitors of the yr, so in fact, I am actually joyful to start out the yr properly and I hope to get extra Gold medals this yr," mentioned an excited Costa afterwards.
At -60kgs, Lee Harim of Korea defeated Paris Grand Slam champion Aghayev of Azerbaijan with a persistent morote seoi nage
He was awarded his medal by Mr Juan Carlos Barcos, Director for Worldwide Relations of the Worldwide Judo Federation.
At -48kg, Olympic Champion Distria Krasniqi took her first Gold since transferring as much as the -52kg weight class post-Tokyo. She began her yr off with an unbelievable throw, hoping to proceed her successes within the new weight class.
The President of the Portuguese Institute for Sports activities and Youth, Mr Vítor Pataco, awarded Distria her gold.
The event's man of the day was Moldova’s Denis Vieru, who proved an excessive amount of for his Swiss opponent Waizenegger, scoring with two decisive Waza-ari’s to take Gold at -66kgs.
The medals had been awarded by Mr Mohammed Meridja, the Worldwide Judo Federation's Training & Teaching Director.
Afterwards, Vieru mentioned, "I'm joyful and proud to grow to be one of the best on the rostrum right this moment. Sooner or later I'll proceed to shock the general public with my lovely judo".
Again to her profitable methods, Rafaela Silva took her seventh Grand Prix title at -57kgs, beating the Netherlands’ Pleuni Cornelisse with an enormous hip throw
Dr Carlos Paula Cardoso, President of the Sports activities Confederation of Portugal, awarded the medals.
The Ippons got here thick and quick from the house nation - from younger Judoka like Goncalo Oliviera who displayed lovely footwork and uncooked energy, to established Portuguese stars like Telma Monteiro - they placed on a present for the Portuguese public, gaining unbelievable momentum for the following two days of the inaugural Grand Prix in Portugal.
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