Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The judo team concludes its challenges today in the “Baku Grand Slam” judo tournament, which is currently hosted by the Azerbaijan Judo Federation under the supervision of the International Federation, with the participation of 404 male and female players from 62 countries, including 3 Arab Gulf countries, which are the Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and the value of prizes is… The tournament costs 154 thousand euros, in addition to qualification points for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Our young player, Karim Abdel Latif, will fight in the preliminary round in the under-73 kg category, when he faces the young Belgian champion, Christophe Marc, in the light-middleweight competition. This weight category includes 39 of the world’s most prominent players.
The opening round witnessed the loss of our player Batsu Altan to the Canadian player ranked first in the world, Christa Deguchi, who is nominated for this weight title. The weight category includes under 57 kg for women ranked as candidates in this category, and she will be the first seed in the world, who surpassed our player with international experience, Christa Deguchi (Canada). She is present until the final rounds, based on the nominations of experts, and on the list is the young Frenchwoman Sarah Leoni.
2024-02-16 20:47:40
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