Montréal, July 28, 2024 – Heidi Quach, Evelyn Beaton, and John Jr Messé A Bessong had been Canada’s huge stars on the Junior European Cup in Berlin, Germany, this weekend.
On Sunday, Quach obtained Canada’s greatest outcome, profitable the silver medal within the under-48 kg class. She misplaced her solely struggle of the day to Nice Britain’s Summer time Shaw, who gained the large last by waza-ari.
“Within the semi-final, [Heidi] was down by a waza-ari, however she scored an ippon within the last minute to win it. Sadly, she misplaced the ultimate,” mentioned her coach, Antoine Bouchard.
After receiving a first-round bye in Group A, the Canadian defeated Barbara Starzmann and Victoria Sibille of Germany, in addition to Konul Aliyeva of Azerbaijan.
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Heidi Quach, John Jr Messe A Bessong et Evelyn Beaton
Within the under-52 kg class, Quach’s teammate Evelyn Beaton additionally made her mark, profitable one of many two bronze medals.
Nineteen-year-old Beaton acquired a bye within the first spherical. She later gained two matches and superior to the repechage.
“Within the semi-final, she appeared very snug on her ft, the place she dominated barely. However when issues moved onto the ground, she had a bit extra hassle, and she or he made an error that price her the match,” defined Bouchard.
Beaton was in the end defeated within the huge last by Germany’s Tabea Nika Mecklenburg, who took prime honours within the class.
Within the males’s over-100 kg division, Messé A Bessong gained a bronze medal. After starting the day with a bye, he gained his first two bouts within the A pool, earlier than dropping to Turkey’s Recep Ergin within the semi-final.
Within the under-57 kg weight class, Catherine Toshkov additionally had a busy day. She made her strategy to the repechage, the place she completed in fifth place, with a file of 4 wins and two losses.
“[Catherine] superior to the repechage with three bouts in lower than half-hour. Though the day didn’t finish as she would have favored, with a medal, she nonetheless carried out very nicely.”
On Saturday, Daniil Kremerman additionally carried out nicely within the under-60 kg division, ending fifth in his class. The 19-year-old secured two sensible victories in his first bouts on Saturday, earlier than dropping to Kazakhstan’s Talgat Orynbassar, who later gained the class’s gold medal.
“Following his loss, he managed to bounce again with three wins in a row, so he must be happy with his efficiency right this moment, although he didn’t win a medal.”
Kremerman gave his all within the repechage, however misplaced the bronze medal last to Kazakhstan’s Aldiyar Kargulov.
Canadians Carla Van Zyl (-57 kg), Laurence Gagnon (-57 kg), Marie-Lune Turmel (-48 kg), Nick Luchkin (-100 kg), Lowan Le Bris (-66 kg), Félix Mercier-Ross (-73 kg), and Raphael Gaanan (-60 kg) had been additionally in motion this weekend, however didn’t rank.
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Written by Sportcom for Judo Canada
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