On day two of the Cadet European Championships 2024, we welcomed Nadie JAAFAR of Bulgaria in to the commentary to debate all issues judo!
Jaafar can be competing within the -70kg class tomorrow and is within the fifth seeding place. It’s arguably one of many hardest classes this week, Jafaar can also be #5 within the World Rating Record so has all 4 forward of her, standing in the way in which of her gold medal and success in entrance of the house crowd, however she is raring to go!
Practising judo since she was six years previous, the Sofia-based athlete has labored exhausting to get to the place she is now, and it hasn’t been straightforward.
I’ve been going to European Cups since my first 12 months as cadet, and it was so powerful for me, however I actually hope that I’ll take a medal in these European Championships and it’ll make all of it price it. I really feel actually ready, and I’m so motivated, I actually wish to make my mother and father and coaches proud. I’m so comfortable to compete right here, I’m focussed and I don’t really feel like it’s one thing particular to be in Sofia.
Already the house crowd have demonstrated how supportive they’re when their athletes step on the tatami, however Jaafar has household ready within the wings. Although the group prepare collectively usually, it’s her youthful brother who’s her coaching accomplice and he or she warms up together with her private coach.
Jaafar already lays declare to 3 gold, one silver and two bronze medals at this degree within the continental cups, so she is used to the preparation and feeling on the day of competitors,
I don’t really feel so nervous, I truly get fairly excited and I just like the adrenaline. In my preparation, I hearken to music, I’m fairly calm, I heat up with my brother and he waits for me and can give me some phrases of help.
My brother can be first 12 months cadet subsequent 12 months however he gained a European Hopes medal, I went to the one in Sarajevo with him and he took a gold there. It was a very nice expertise and I went on the technical session with the Kodokan consultants and with Maria Centracchio, they had been very nice and really affected person!
We could also be within the midst of the Cadet European Championships this week, however the Olympic Video games are on everyones tongues,
Typically we get to coach with the senior athletes when they’re residence, however they’re in so many coaching camps and competitions that it isn’t so common, however in fact we can be supporting Ivaylo IVANOV and Mark HRISTOV within the Olympic Video games this 12 months!
What about exterior of Bulgaria?
Outdoors of Bulgaria, my hero is Clarisse AGBEGNENOU, she is so robust and he or she got here again after her being pregnant to win the World Championships, I like her a lot!
