On the primary day of the Madrid European Open 2024, in one of many final qualifying occasions previous to the Paris Olympic Video games, we noticed many proficient judoka, some extra new to the senior scene that others. One who we anticipate to see in Paris is Barbara TIMO (POR), although at present she was competing in her previous class of -70kg class. It appeared that -63kg is significantly better suited to the double world medallist because it was an early exit for Timo within the preliminary rounds.
The main target, nevertheless, was predominantly on the Spanish group at present, although they’d a terrific French rivalry, and the latter managed to high the medal desk with six gold medals, three of which got here from all-French finals.
Just one gold medal didn’t go to Group France on the preliminary day that noticed the light-weight males and heavyweight girls compete, and that was from the -60kg Luis BARROSO LOPEZ of the host nation. The #4 seed, 21 year-old from Valencia has already achieved success, a silver medal within the U23 European Championships and a bronze medal on this occasion in 2023, his solely senior continental open medal. It appears Madrid provides Barroso energy given his eventual gold medal.
Within the last he took on Austria’s Daniel LEUTGEB, and although within the first half of the competition they appeared evenly matched, Barroso dug deep, motivated by the gang, and threw with o soto gari, transitioning straight in to kesa gatame to complete the competition in ne waza.
It was Manon DEKETER (FRA) who began the group’s gold medal haul, defeating Vivian HERRMANN (GER) within the first minute of the competition with shime waza within the -63kg class, Lucie JARROT was subsequent up in -70kg, scoring initially with de ashi barai after which countered a weak drop seoi nage try from group mate Florine SOULA. Alexis RENARD scored waza ari with tomoe nage towards Theo RAOUL HEBRARD (FRA), sufficient for the gold medal win within the -66kg class. Then -78kg Liz NGELEBEYA (FRA) confirmed nice energy with a koshi guruma assault, scoring and ending the competition by holding Linde HANSTEDE (NED) for ten seconds.
Benjamin AXUS was in an unbelievable clinch contest with Javier PENA INSAUSTI (ESP) within the -73kg class, maintaining the gang guessing which manner it will go. A mistake was made by Pena, as he got here in for ura nage then tried to alter route, as an alternative of peculiar Axus, it was anticipated and Pena landed on the mistaken aspect of a maintain. Closing out day one have been the +78kg girls, and Grace-Esther MIENANDI LAHOU performed a tactical sport towards group mate, Lucie DUPIN, who picked up three shidos, handing the win to Mienandi.
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Creator: Thea Cowen
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