Arguably one of many hardest weight classes to position bets on is the -100kg males. The expertise runs deep all through the rating and any considered one of them is succesful on their day of reaching the dizzying heights of an Olympic gold triumph, however the query is, who will it’s?
Following unimaginable success within the 2024 World Championships, Zelim KOTSOIEV (AZE) soared to the highest of the world rating checklist and leads the cost and has confirmed his champion standing over and over. With an identical relaxed fashion, Ilia SULAMANIDZE (GEO) was missed within the World occasion, nevertheless he is without doubt one of the most entertaining to observe, his fluid approach is a spectacle on this heavyweight division. Canada’s Shady ELNAHAS and former World Champion, Muzzarffarbek TUROBOYEV (UZB) fill in seeding positions #3 and #4, after which we roll again round to Europe’s energy. Michael KORREL (NED) is a powerful contender however he’s being chased down by double World Champion within the -90kg class, Nikoloz SHERAZADISHVILI (ESP). It has been a tricky cycle for the Spanish athlete, a weight change, surgical procedure and attempting to greatest these new opponents, and he lastly managed to high the rostrum in Tbilisi.
Proper behind is the double World Champion of this class and powerhouse, Jorge FONSECA (POR). Fonseca’s ballistic fashion is a marvel and makes him one of many high athletes to tune in for, with a go huge or go house angle, however in fact in Paris, there is just one objective. Outdoors of the seeding nevertheless is the defending Olympic Champion, WOLF Aaron (JPN), and it’ll be an uncomfortable early spherical for considered one of our seeds.
Within the girls’s -78kg class, Anna-Maria WAGNER (GER) shall be seeking to greatest her earlier Olympic consequence and stand victorious. Current performances would counsel she is in the perfect form, bodily and mentally to take action, nevertheless her rivals are prepared. Because the #2 seed Wagner is trailing Alice BELLANDI (ITA). Within the final World Championships, the pair confronted off within the ultimate, with Wagner popping out on high, so this is able to be the chance for revenge for the Italian athlete who shifted weight classes since Tokyo.
Inbar LANIR (ISR) secured the #3 seeding place, 2023 was a massively profitable 12 months however she is but to seek out the gold medal in 2024, that is the prime time to earn it. That being mentioned, she shall be battling France’s Madeleine MALONGA, who’s greater than in a position to stand on the rostrum in Paris and will definitely be a favorite on house soil. Additionally inside the high eight are the skilled Guusje STEENHUIS (NED) and the youthful entry, Yelyzaveta LYTVYNENKO (UKR).
Thursday 1st August -100kg/-78kg
- Preliminaries
- Begin: 10:00 Finish: 14:00
- Remaining block (repechage, semi-finals, bronze medal contests and ultimate)
- Begin: 16:00 Finish: 19:00
Creator: Thea Cowen
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