After having been eradicated in his second bout in yesterday’s junior competitors, Kim Hyeongi was decided to get again on observe in at this time’s cadet event on the Pan-American Cup, being held at Montréal’s Centre Pierre-Charbonneau.
And the 17-year-old athlete did simply that, profitable all his matches on Friday as he cruised to the highest of the rostrum within the under-60 kg weight class.
Though Hyeongi acquired off to a poor begin within the remaining towards Ontario’s Matthew Schesnuik, receiving two shidos early within the bout, he saved his wits about him, containing the harm and forcing the match into additional time.
Simply over a minute into golden rating, the Québécois succeeded in knocking his opponent right down to safe the win.
“I used to be completely exhausted in the course of the remaining. It’s been two huge days of judo. I might inform my opponent was well-prepared, so I’m joyful to have defeated him and received the gold medal. I’m actually proud of my win, particularly because it was right here in Montréal,” defined Hyeongi.
Earlier at this time, Hyeongi disposed of Nathan Thiel and Amir Temirbaev to advance to the semi-finals. It was Temirbaev who defeated him in yesterday’s junior event.
“I needed to do my greatest at this time. My plan was to take it one match at a time, and it labored. Amir beat me within the spherical of sixteen yesterday, so I actually needed to even the rating. Once I fought him at this time, I centered on the issues I might management, and that paid off,” he concluded.
Hyeongi then defeated Samuel Tang of Nice Britain to advance to the ultimate. Temirbaev completed the day on the third step of the rostrum in the identical class.
Elsewhere within the boys’ division, Akhmed Loliev (-50 kg) and Franck David Moussima Ewane Elouti (+90 kg) received silver medals at this time, whereas William Maheux (-50 kg), Arel Roitman (-55 kg), Xavier Brouillette (-55 kg), Nazar Makieshyn (-66 kg), Shon Tansky (-66 kg), Lowan Le Bris (-73 kg), Tristan Bourque (-81 kg), Matthew Molchanov (-81 kg), Eden Khalfon (+90 kg), and Ivan Tyshchenko (+90 kg) received bronze.
An unimaginable finish to the week for Addyson Tamura
Addyson Tamura could be the primary to let you know she might by no means have imagined ending the week the way in which she did on the Montréal Pan-American Cup. Yesterday’s gold medallist within the junior class achieved one other podium end on Friday, profitable bronze within the under-48 kg weight class.
The athlete from Lethbridge misplaced her first match of the day on Friday to Malia Manibog of the USA, who later received the class’s gold medal.
Nonetheless, Tamura didn’t hand over. She received her subsequent three bouts, together with the bronze medal remaining towards her teammate and fellow Albertan Christina Karas.
“My first battle was tough, however I didn’t need to let that one loss get the higher of me. I needed to return again stronger and win. I’m glad all the pieces went properly in the long run and that I received two medals this week,” stated Tamura.
“Combating a teammate is difficult, as a result of you realize one another so properly. It’s important to battle towards somebody you want loads, which might really feel unusual. But it surely’s all a part of the game, and I’m glad I received.”
Though she’s delighted along with her bronze medal, the 16-year-old insists that subsequent 12 months, she’ll be much more ready to battle for the coveted cadet gold medal.
“This week, I used to be actually decided to win all of it. It’s superb to have the ability to compete in Canada. It’s a implausible alternative. Subsequent 12 months, I’m going to return again even stronger, and I’m going to win that elusive gold medal,” she stated.
In the identical weight division as Tamura, British Columbia’s Madeleine Schimann additionally received a bronze medal.
There have been solely two opponents within the over-70 kg class. Abigail Smith defeated her countrymate Emily Harris to say the gold medal.
Melody Grenier (-52 kg), Myroslava Bondarenko (-57 kg), and Charlie Thibault (-70 kg) all received silver medals on Friday. As for Metis Couture (-63 kg), Miguela Ngombi (-63 kg), Emiliya Aliyeva (-70 kg), and Missy Jen Dorval Mbele (-70 kg), they completed the day on the third step of the rostrum.
The Montréal Pan-American Cup will proceed on Saturday and Sunday on the Centre Pierre-Charbonneau with the senior competitions.
