On the third and ultimate day of the Zagreb Grand Prix 2024, Europe assured three of the 5 obtainable gold medals, however first up and searching for his first Grand Prix win was Hungary’s junior sensation, SAFRANY Peter. Safrany has made a powerful transfer on to the senior circuit and claimed a Grand Slam bronze in 2023, however now in a brand new Olympiad he might be chasing down the legend of TOTH Krisztian.
Standing in his approach was Marcelo FRONCKOWIAK (BRA) who was equally as daring within the -90kg ultimate, making an attempt some enormous ura nage methods, however on one event he faltered, permitting Safrany to take benefit in ne waza, instantly transitioning to carry down his opponent. An enormous celebration ensued as Safrany left the tatami to teach and former heavyweight of Crew Hungary, BOR Barna.
It as considerably a shock to see Sanne VAN DIJKE (NED) within the -78kg class, nonetheless the unseeded main medallist got here by way of the class to face Karla PRODAN (CRO) within the ultimate. It was an important show of power and endurance from the pair, which finally resulted in a shido battle, till hanosuku make was awarded to Prodan for a ‘grape vine’ on the leg.
For the second time this weekend, Nice Britain discovered themselves with a finalist within the males’s classes, this time Rhys THOMPSON was searching for gold, towards Anton SAVYTSKIY (UKR). Simply over two minutes in to the competition, Savytskiy put himself forward, scoring waza ari with ko uchi gari, and managed to maintain the result in safe his gold medal in Zagreb.
France’s Coralie HAYME helped to ship her crew in to the second place within the medal desk, following Japan. A gold medal was awarded to Hayme within the +78kg ultimate towards Yuli Alma MISHINER (ISR), an enormous o soto gari scored waza ari and she or he instantly transitioned in to yoko shiho gatame for ten seconds and including to her assortment, her first gold medal on the IJF World Judo Tour. This will come as a slight shock given her success in each Masters and Grand Slam occasions!
Concluding the Grand Prix have been the lads’s +100kg contenders; NAKANO Kanta (JPN) and Grzegorz TERESINSKI (POL). It might seem that Teresinksi has had a confidence enhance, following a world-class efficiency within the Madrid European Open, shocking Teddy RINER (FRA) within the ultimate within the opening moments. Realising his potential regarded to serve him immediately as he appeared unstoppable, that was in fact till the ultimate. Teresinski made the error of not committing to a drop seoi nage try, and tried to show again out, however Nakano was not about to let that chance go him by and he countered the Polish athlete with te waza, this solely scored him waza ari however within the following change he wrapped up the competition to place Japan on the high of the medal desk.
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Writer: Thea Cowen
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