Day two of the Sarajevo European Open 2024 noticed the light-weight girls and heavyweight males determine the finals medals, and decide the result of the medal desk. Inside the final three weight classes, it was flipping between nations, however ultimately it was Workforce Slovenia who secured the highest spot with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
Within the -81kg class nevertheless, it was an athlete from exterior the continent who got here by to take the gold medal. Johan SILOT (USA) surprised his European opponents, and eventually, TOTH Benedict (HUN) within the remaining. The pair had been snug with the shut contact and gripping, and it was Toth that initiated the motion with a entrance uchi mata, nevertheless Silot was robust sufficient to defend it, and managed to counter it, scoring ippon simply as they headed in to the second half of the competition. That is Silot’s third continental open win, although the primary exterior of Pan America. Solely simply transferring on to the senior circuit throughout the previous 12 months, he’s actually seeking to be a promising hope for the LA 2028 Olympic Video games.
Gemma Maria GOMEZ ANTONA (ESP) was the eventual winner of the -48kg class immediately, and succeeded in reaching her first continental open gold medal. Solely simply lacking out within the 2023 version, then coming shut once more in Madrid, she gave a stellar efficiency immediately to make sure she would hearken to her nationwide anthem. Within the remaining, she took on Nevena MILIC (SRB), who was proving to be a really tough opponent, however within the remaining minute, Gomez discovered her means in for the sangaku flip and held her opponent.
The -90kg remaining was explosive and thrilling to say the very least. First to place a rating on the board was Bozidar VUCUREVIC (BIH), demonstrating unbelievable management, scoring with sumi gaeshi. This solely fuelled the fireplace for Bosko BORENOVIC (SRB), who countered a kata guruma try from his opponent to even the rating, after which with solely 18 seconds left on the clock, Vucurevic dedicated to an uchi mata, however was anticipated and aspect stepped, Borenovic scoring with uchi mata sukashi to take the win, and Serbia’s first gold, including to an unbelievable assortment of 5 silver and 4 bronze medals.
It may well usually be the case that outcomes can go towards the run of play, and within the -52kg class, that is what we noticed. For almost all of the face to face between Erza MUMINOVIQ (KOS) and Karina EFIMOVA (IJF), it was Muminoviq that seemed to be placing in additional assaults and controlling the competition. The pair went in to golden rating, and once more Muminoviq attacked, this time with uchi mata, altering route to throw with ko uchi gari however misplaced the stability. Efimova capitalised on the chance and took Muminoviq to the bottom, holding her in osaekomi.
There have been excessive hopes for Bojan DOSEN (SRB), an important member of the Serbian staff who took the European Championships Combined Workforce bronze medal again in April, and once more, it appeared he had the benefit in his contest towards Igor DOLGANOV (IJF), however with solely two seconds to go, Dolganov executed an enormous makikomi, initially given an ippon rating, however was downgraded to waza ari. Nonetheless with solely two seconds left on the clock, it left no time for Dosen to make the comeback.
It was an thrilling win for Nika TOMC (SLO), the 18 yr outdated who gained the European Youth Olympic Pageant in 2023. Now testing her talents on the senior degree, it appears she isn’t doing so badly! That is after all her first gold on the continental open degree, but it surely was not a simple success. Within the remaining, Tomc confronted Flaka LOXHA (KOS), bodily a really robust contender as Tomc rapidly realised. Loxha was on the lookout for a clinch, taking a bear-hug sort grip together with the ko soto leg, however Tomc stood her floor and hooked in for ko uchi gari, redirecting and throwing Loxha for her unbelievable win.
Concluding the occasion in Sarajevo had been the +100kg males, and although Serbia had been on the lookout for the second gold and the highest place on the medal desk, it was eased out of their grasp by the 2023 Junior World silver medallist from Cyprus, Giannis ANTONIOU (CYP). Igor VRACAR (SRB) gave an excellent combat, however the management was within the palms of Antoniou, who countered a makikomi try from Vracar to take the primary waza ari rating. Slightly than merely defend the rating and defend, Antoniou felt assured sufficient to proceed the assault, and with solely 12 seconds left on the clock, Vracar was coming ahead arduous in an try to drag again the rating, however Antoniou used the momentum, throwing with a drop sode tsurikomi goshi. An ippon finish.
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Creator: Thea Cowen
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