Montréal, June 16, 2024 – This weekend, Canada was represented by 5 judokas on the European Cup in Podčetrtek, Slovenia. Mohab ElNahas obtained the nation’s finest consequence, ending fifth within the under-90 kg weight class.
Within the bronze medal remaining, the 28-year-old veteran saved up the great battle till the very finish, however was defeated by waza-ari by Radomir Musil of the Czech Republic. “I’m feeling a bit disenchanted proper now, as a result of I simply misplaced the bronze medal,” stated the Ontarian. “I discovered the refereeing a bit unusual. They didn’t give out any shidos, and I misplaced twice due to that. It’s very irritating, though I additionally assume it’s forcing me to enhance. I made some good throws right this moment, and I fought six bouts, so I’m proud of my efficiency, though I’m disenchanted with the end result.”
Mohab ElNahas
On Saturday, within the ladies’s under-63 kg division, Laurence Biron had the Canadian staff’s second-highest consequence. She superior all the way in which to the quarter-finals, the place she misplaced by ippon to Germany’s Sara-Pleasure Bauer, who completed fifth within the class.
“[Laurence] fought very properly, regardless of having a minor hip damage. She thought-about dropping out in the course of the match, however she saved on pushing ahead and continued to battle,” stated ElNahas, spokesperson for the Canadian staff.
Within the under-73 kg class, Olivier Gagnon didn’t rank. He started his day with a victory by waza-ari over Kai Lippmann of Germany. Subsequent, he defeated Tristan Dufourt of France by ippon, earlier than shedding to Serhii Nebotov of Ukraine, who later gained a bronze medal.
On Sunday, David Popovici gained his first-round match in opposition to Karel Platos of the Czech Republic by waza-ari. He then defeated Miklos Zelcsenyi of the Ukraine earlier than bowing out to Mariyan Pavel of Bulgaria.
“It was a decent match. Simply as David was developing with an answer, his opponent made an surprising throw.”
His teammate Tyler Collin didn’t win any of his bouts on Saturday. Nevertheless, the 21-year-old judoka obtained a spot within the repechage, the place he misplaced to Norway’s Egilsten Amarasekara by waza-ari.
“I actually assume we’re bettering. In comparison with our ends in Madrid, we did quite a bit higher. We’re heading in the right direction, and we all know what we have to work on to win medals,” concluded ElNahas.
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Written by Sportcom for Judo Canada
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