All the latest developments of the Dushanbe Judo Grand Slam 2024.
At day three of the Judo Grand Slam in Dushanbe, the heavy weights took centre stage.At +100kg, the King of judo, Teddy RINER, stormed to the final to face local favourite Temur RAKHIMOV. Teddy had brought his A game and in front of a packed out stadium claimed the gold medal in style with an epic uchi-mata ippon.Tajikistan Judo Federation President Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR awarded the medals.“I’m very happy today, because after Paris I think this is the best one, with beautiful fans. Thank you everybody for the encouragement,” said Riner.At -78kg it was an all German affair between teammates Anna-Maria WAGNER and Alina BOEHM. Ultimately Wagner took the gold medal through penalties.IJF Director General Mr Vlad MARINESCU awarded the medals.“It’s so cool that the crowd is so big and I hear my name, I hear Wagner, Wagner or Anna and it’s nice that the crowd is also for other people and not only for the one,” said Wagner.At -90kg, David KLAMMERT and Mansur LORSANOV took the contest into Golden Score, where LORSANOV was able to score a waza-ari to claim the gold medal. The judo loving crowd were thrilled!Harvest Group CEO Mr Almaz ALSENOV awarded the medals.At +78kg Asya TAVANO took the gold medal, forcing Kinga WOLSZCZAK to submit.IJF Co-ordinator for Int Refereeing Seminars Mr Juan Carlos BARCOS awarded the medals.At -100kg, Gennaro PIRELLI took home the gold medal for Italy due to penalties. Two golds for the Italian team!IJF General Treasurer Mr Naser AL TAMIMI awarded the medals.
Source: euronews.com