Judo, unbelievable Odette Giuffrida, wins on the World Championships in Abu Dhabi. First Italian gold after 33 years

After 33 years Italy as soon as once more boasts a world gold in judo. The winner was a lady who already has two Olympic medals, and he or she had been ready for this second for a very long time: she is Odette Giuffrida the brand new 52 kg world champion. With a wazari of okuri ashi barai positioned precisely on the half time of the ultimate she beat the Uzbek Diyora Keldiyorovaprofitable on the age of 29 the world title that Italy had lacked since 1991, after they received in Barcelona Alessandra Giungi ed Emanuela Pierantozzi.

This time too two girls reached the ultimate: silver medal for Assunta Scuttodefeated within the 48 kg world ultimate by the Mongolian Basankhu Bavudorj. It was a stellar ultimate between Scutto and Bavuudorj, an incessant trade of assaults and counterattacks and exactly on one in every of these, Assunta’s seoi nage was dodged and counterattacked by the Mongolian’s sumi gaeshi. Wazari introduced with six seconds left on the clock. Assunta Scutto is 22 years outdated however this silver medal is definitely the third in a row on the world championships.

Judo, off to the World Championships in Abu Dhabi: Italy is making ready for the Olympics and is now not happy with podiums

19 Maggio 2024

The historical past of the primary day

Andrea Carlino he’s the primary of the Italian athletes to get on the tatami of the Mubadala Enviornment and, within the 60 kg, he has to offer technique to the Dutchman Emiel Jaring who prevails by three penalties to 2.

Then it is Assunta Scutto’s flip who, within the 48 kg, takes 13 seconds to defeat the Maltese Katryna Esposito with the primary seoi nage assault.

The 52 kg class additionally opens and Odette Giuffrida surpasses Estrella Lopez Sheriff along with her mixture of seoi nage/tani otoshi evaluated wazari after which, for the Spaniard, the third sanction additionally arrives.

Second match for Assunta Scutto reverse the Russian Sabina Giliazova (Ain), she instantly takes the lead with seoi nage-wazari adopted, shortly after, with sode tsuri komi goshi-ippon.

There’s due to this fact a double problem between Italy and Japan with Angelo Pantano referred to as to face Yaiki Nakamura within the 60 kg and, within the 52 kg, Odette Giuffrida faces Kisumi Omori.

Nakamura leaves no room for the blue and closes in a minute with ko uchi gari-wazari which is then adopted by a reversal that results in the immobilization-ippon.

Giuffrida, then again, eliminates Omori with a de ashi barai-wazari which the Japanese lady, regardless of launching the assault, simply cannot overcome.

Assunta Scutto is within the quarterfinals and faces the Turkish Tugce Beder

Beder positive factors a bonus (wazari) with a soda tsuri komi goshi assault, however then Assunta’s particular reversal places issues again so as and with an ippon of give up he closes the match.

We’re additionally within the quarter-finals for Odette Giuffrida, who faces Larissa Pimenta (Bra) in a match which, to establish the winner, requires a golden rating of one other 4 minutes. Odette passes and is within the semi-final with Amandine Buchard (Fra).

However first there may be the 48 kg semi-final and Assunta Scutto faces the robust eighteen 12 months outdated Swede Tara Babulfath. A minute passes and Assunta scores wazari with soda tsuri komi goshi on the sting. Babulfath goes on the assault, comes shut to creating a comeback with an immobilization, however Scutto frees himself in time. At a sure level the Italian suffered a knee failure, however she gritted her tooth till the top and was within the ultimate for the gold. After third locations in Tashkent 2022 and Doha 2023, for the third consecutive 12 months Assunta Scutto reaches the rostrum on the world championships.

The primary 4 minutes of the semi-final between Giuffrida and Buchard handed with out factors, however many makes an attempt on each side. Just one sanction every. Odette doubles for a false assault, emulated by Buchard when the clock reaches 2’30”. One other minute passes with Buchard all the time anticipating the motion and Giuffrida spreading her arms to display its non-existence. Thus comes the third sanction. For Odette… or quite, no… for the French lady. And Odette can be within the ultimate.