Eva Ronja BUDDENKOTTE (GER) gave a gruelling efficiency in her opening rounds within the -78kg class, solely to face staff mate; Mathilde Sophie NIEMEYER within the semi last. Although she wasn’t profitable on this spherical, Buddenkotte went on to take the bronze medal, feigning to assault the present Junior European Champion with uchi mata, switching to sumi gaeshi to attain waza ari. The German athlete didn’t take the danger and transitioned instantly in to the osaekomi for her world bronze medal.
Niemeyer was then the golden hope for Workforce Germany and headed in to the ultimate towards Brenda OLAYA (COL). For each athletes it was an exhausting last spherical, and although Niemeyer got here near scoring on a few events, it was Olaya who scored ippon within the last, leading to a silver medal for Niemeyer.
Rares ARSENIE (ROU) appeared to compete for a bronze medal within the -100kg class towards Fares MEKHOUKH (FRA). The place Arsenie battled his approach by way of the repechage, Mekhoukh fell on the last hurdle to MIKI Nozomu (JPN) and wanted to select himself again as much as keep away from shedding two in a row, and the medal. It was an evenly fought contest however because the clock handed in to the ultimate minute, a colossal sode tsuri komi goshi got here from the Frenchman, scoring ippon.
From the highest of the draw, Azhdar BAGHIROV (AZE) got here by way of, defeating high seed Joes SCHELL (NED) in his opening contest, however was unable to get previous the eventual Junior World Champion, Mukhammadsodik SODIKOV (UZB) in his semi last. Taking over Ali Reza NIKSERESHT (IRI) was yet one more problem, the same types placing them at a stalemate. Baghirov finally managed to anticipate a seoi otoshi try from Nikseresht, and countered him to attain the waza ari. Nonetheless a minute left on the clock with two shidos every, Baghirov wanted to handle his contest properly and certainly he did, securing his bronze medal.
Celia CANCAN (FRA) has been very profitable as far as a primary yr junior, claiming the Junior European title early in September and at the moment competed within the +78kg last. The ultimate opponent, LEE Hyeonji (KOR) is already Cadet World Champion and took a Junior World bronze in 2023. Lee additionally lays declare to grand slam medals. Sadly for Cancan, the competition was over within the blink of a watch, Lee throwing with sasae tsurikomi ashi, and touchdown straight in to the osaekomi.
One of many favourites at the moment within the +100kg class was Ibrahim TATAROGLU (TUR), and although he didn’t handle the ultimate, he did take the bronze medal towards Darius DOBRE (ROU). Half approach by way of the competition, Tataroglu threw with an enormous makikomi which landed him within the osae komi, for a second Junior World medal. Issues have been very tense within the second bronze medal contest between Saba KARDAVA (GEO) and Arden KADZAEV (IJF), an preliminary rating given to Kardava, as Kadzaev made the error of popping out of an assault, and left himself open to a counter, nonetheless with solely ten seconds left on the clock, the Georgian virtually threw it away. Kadzaev had picked up two shidos and was chasing down his opponent, Kardava a bit too relaxed and a few lovely ashi waza scored waza ari. Even. Two minutes in to golden rating, Kadzaev went in once more for a similar method, nevertheless it was anticipated, and Kardava countered once more. Bronze for Georgia!
Within the last of the +100kg class, it was Kanan NASIBOV (AZE) towards Denis BATCHAEV (IJF). Simply over a minute had passed by when Batchaev side-stepped an uchi mata try from Nasibov, although didn’t handle the management for the sukashi. He did nonetheless preserve maintain of the arm, adopted down in to ne waza and rolled Nasibov, holding him in kami shiho gatame for the 20 seconds to earn himself the Junior World Champion title!
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Writer: Thea Cowen
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