It had been an unbelievable day for Italy within the World Judo Championships 2024 Combined Crew occasion, their preliminary face to face in opposition to the Netherlands went to a decider, and as destiny would have it, the -70kg class was chosen, which means the previous Dutch judoka, Kim POLLING was battling her previous group mate. It was an emotional win, comfortable to be the victor, however conflicted emotions nonetheless.
Because the group progressed, they have been defeated by France, however got here again up by means of the repechage in opposition to Hungary, and took on the sturdy group of Uzbekistan for the bronze medal. Present +100kg World bronze medallist, Alisher YUSUPOV (UZB) made a rapid win in ne waza in opposition to Nicholas MUNGAI (ITA) which appeared to gasoline the Italian facet for an enormous comeback.
Thauany David CAPANNI DIAS stepped up in opposition to two-time World silver medallist, Diyora KELDIYOROVA (UZB), shocking her opponent first with a managed tani o toshi and later, te waza. The Italian athlete demonstrated her super power on this second, levelling the rating. Giovanni ESPOSITO (ITA) adopted go well with by defeating Shakhram AHADOV after a shortly debated movement, the referee fee confirmed that Esposito had actually attacked with o uchi gari after which Ahadov had tried to execute sumi gaeshi. Now 2:1 to Italy.
Following Polling’s first spherical win, Irene PEDROTTI took her place for the subsequent rounds and was the bronze medal athlete within the -70kg class, although she fought nicely, it was Gulnoza MATNIYAZOVA (UZB) who threw the competition, and was issued hansoku make for head diving, now the rating was 3:1. Yet another win would give Italy their first World Combined Groups medal. Lorenzo RIGANO (ITA) actually gave his all to be the fourth win, nevertheless he didn’t have a solution for the skilled Sharofiddin BOLTABOEV (UZB), and as a substitute of accumulating a win, collected three shidos as a substitute, the third for a false assault.
Because the rating was now 3:2, the subsequent contest was nonetheless a deciding level, and Asya TAVANO (ITA), who took fifth place within the +78kg class within the particular person occasion, was not about to let her group down and be susceptible to one other fifth place end. An enormous ashi guruma scored the waza ari for the Italian judoka, which was adopted up by some nice technical skill on the bottom, on the lookout for and making use of the juji gatame for the win!
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Writer: Thea Cowen
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