The European Judo Championships Veterans Sarajevo 2024 is sort of over. With that, it was time to debate the current developments across the veteran judo group with Dr TOTH Laszlo, President of the European Judo Union.
I imagine we’ve got made important progress. Not solely have we elevated the variety of contributors, however we’ve got additionally organised the primary Ne-waza European Championship. The veteran tour’s graduation is an encouraging signal with a promising end result which is that we had the smallest variety of accidents at this 12 months’s veteran Europeans. Because of this if we offer veterans with the chance to take part in six to seven occasions in the course of the 12 months, they won’t be getting ready for only one occasion. Beforehand, there was no different competitors besides the European Championship, so there was no actual want for day by day coaching. By having the tour established it modifications so much.
Moreover on the tour, the suggestions was very optimistic concerning the tournaments, clearly we needed to be versatile as a result of, for instance, we began with a two-day competitors, however with the present variety of folks, someday is sufficient. That is one factor, the opposite factor is that I see a rising urge for food from nations to host these tournaments and now, for instance, the Netherlands has additionally signed up for a veteran competitors for finish of this 12 months. In Sarajevo, I’ve seen implausible progress technically, tactically and in stamina from opponents. Yesterday, there have been judoka combating so fantastically that I feel they might maintain themselves for instance in a Grand Prix competitors.
Subsequent 12 months, the veteran European Championships will likely be in Riga. The truth that we’ve got made a lot progress on this sector additionally contains the extent of organisation. Right here [in Sarajevo] the organisation has succeeded so nicely, it’s superb. Enormous congratulations to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Judo Federation to host this occasion which can now comply with with the Kata European Championships from tomorrow and the Kodokan Seminar from midweek. However, I’m assured we could have an excellent supply of this occasion from the Latvian Judo Federation too. Furthermore, the French Judo Federation has signed as much as organise the 2026 version. I received’t reveal any secrets and techniques by saying that a few years in the past you needed to hunt for a bunch nation for these competitions, now the other is occurring and I’m very happy with that. This additionally displays on the nice improvement of the veteran group throughout Europe. It’s extraordinary.
Writer: Szandra Szogedi
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