For the European judo followers, we all know of the status from each groups of France and Georgia, who’ve shared the European Combined Staff title equally the previous 4 years, with Staff France changing into victors in the newest European Championships. Now in Abu Dhabi on the ultimate day of the World Judo Championships 2024, the 2 groups went face to face for a spot on this planet ultimate. After all, we had been in for a detailed contest and the athletes didn’t disappoint, the workforce spirit brimming from their tribunes.
Opening the semi ultimate had been the +70kg girls, Coralie HAYME (FRA) took the primary win in opposition to Sophio SOMKHISHVILI (GEO), initially scoring with sasae tsuri komi ashi earlier than settling in for the osae komi and beginning the match 1-0. With the Georgian workforce trailing by one level, the present Senior World +100kg silver medallist Guram TUSHISHVILI (GEO) was getting ready for his opponent, Cadet World silver and Cadet European bronze medallist in 2023, world ranked #182, Matheo AKIANA MONGO (FRA). Tushishvili was proper to not assume this may be a simple win, however he was nonetheless the the eventual winner, scoring with ashi guruma, the competition turned very bodily and a 3rd shido was issued to Akiana Mongo.
Paris Grand Slam winner Faiza MOKDAR (FRA) confirmed her lightning velocity transition expertise in opposition to Nino LOLADZE (GEO), securing the win in ne waza in simply over one minute of the -57kg contest shifting France forward once more. Subsequent up was France’s Olympic decide, Joan-Benjamin GABA who confronted this years Paris Grand Slam silver medallist, Giorgi CHIKHELIDZE (GEO) who managed to make the rating 2:2 inside 15 seconds with ko soto gake. One in every of France’s key workforce gamers is the present World Champion Margaux PINOT (FRA) within the -70kg class, who was additionally a part of the European Combined Staff in Zagreb final month. Eter ASKILASHVILI (GEO) couldn’t discover a option to stand as much as the French athlete, Pinot scored first with ko soto gari and labored her method on to the bottom, discovering the juji gatame for the submission.
Now 3:2, the following contest was the decider. Olympic Combined Staff Champion, Axel CLERGET (FRA) is famend for his ne waza expertise, and is all the time a menace on the bottom, one thing Luka BABUTSIDZE (GEO) within the -90kg contest was properly conscious of. Although he managed an early escape, he was unable to carry off the ne waza king endlessly who succeeded find the submission in shime waza, profitable his workforce the place within the ultimate in opposition to Japan.
On the opposite aspect of the draw, Uzbekistan tried a win in opposition to Japan, however solely Muzaffarbek TUROBOYEV (UZB) received his +90kg contest in opposition to NAKANO Kanta. The 4 wins for Japan had been earned by ARAI Mao (+70kg), TAMAOKI Momo (-57kg), TANAKA Ryuga (-73kg) and HONDA Mayu (-70kg).
Georgia will now face the Germany for bronze and within the second bronze medal match, Italy will tackle Uzbekistan. That ensures two medals for European Judo within the 2024 World Judo Championships Combined Staff occasion!
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Creator: Thea Cowen
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