Opening the European Judo Tour in 2025 shall be Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana. In a bid to reinforce the profile of extra nations in Europe, the European Judo Union has created a technique that locations limitations to carry quite a few occasions, and so Slovenia has upgraded from a Senior Cup, to a European Open.
Talking with the Common Secretary of the Slovenia Judo Federation, Aljaz SEDEJ, we discover out extra concerning the upcoming occasion and why the purposes ought to begin rolling in!
Now we have an amazing collaboration with the Municipality of Ljubljana and they’re providing massive assist for the European Open occasion which shall be held within the Maks Pečar Sport Centre, marking a nationwide hero, and following on, there shall be a coaching camp.
The improve to a European Open can also be aligning with adjustments throughout the Nationwide Olympic Committee, as for senior athletes in Slovenia, categorisation can solely be reached by IJF rating factors, which will be achieved within the Continental Open degree.
So what else is on the agenda in the course of the occasion?
There shall be a programme working with the competitors known as ‘I Really feel Judo’, and shall be a private expertise for a most of 10 individuals who can apply for a 30 minute session with a high judoka. Subsequent up is ‘I Play Judo’, and this shall be a ps nook with judo video games. We’re utilizing this to advertise judo another way to youths by Esport.
While all of that is occurring contained in the venue, there shall be participating actions occurring throughout the metropolis centre to attract consideration to the occasion. Within the Ljubljana Sq. Backyard, a ‘Problem the Judoka’ space shall be arrange for folks passing by, giving them the chance to problem high judoka in balancing video games in addition to gripping.
It’s actually an thrilling begin to the calendar and shall be an interesting occasion for judoka and spectators alike with the possibility of interacting with high judoka. Slovenia continued of their Olympic success this 12 months, with Andreja LESKI taking the gold medal within the -63kg class, impressively, the third on this class for Slovenia following Urska ZOLNIR JUGOVAR and Tina TRSTENJAK.
Creator: Thea Cowen
Share
Tweet
Telegram
WhatsApp
E-Mail
