It was an enormous dedication from Igor TSURKAN (UKR) within the -81kg ultimate of the Ljubljana European Open 2025 towards, scoring waza ari with uchi mata within the first half of the competition towards Pawel DRZYMAL (POL). It seemed prefer it might be a steep mountain to climb to convey himself again within the recreation however Drzymal shocked everybody with a tough o soto gari, the ability blasting Tsurkan instantly on to his again for a powerful ippon lower than 10 seconds later.
The GILLY sisters within the -48kg class from France battled it out towards each other twice in 2024, each taking a win every, and never he second day of the Ljubljana European Open, they discovered themselves rivalling for gold. Youthful of the 2, Coralie, put an early rating on the board with tomoe nage, a rating that gained her a second European Open gold medal.
Daniel NIETO TRINIDAD (ESP) got here near not being in a ultimate, within the earlier rounds his opponent was given the win, nonetheless it was determined by the referee fee that the competition should proceed, and he managed to go in to the subsequent spherical. Every win introduced him to the -90kg ultimate towards Toni MILETIC (BIH). A yuko rating was awarded to Miletic first, countering an assault from Nieto, then with simply over a minute left, doubled his rating, once more catching Nieto in a weak place. After profitable a European Open bronze and silver medal at house in Sarajevo, Miletic can now have a good time an incredible gold medal win in Ljubljana.
Lea METROT (FRA) has developed terribly previously yr, claiming three European Open gold medals and her first IJF World Tour medal, a bronze within the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. Metrot’s strategy is assured and unwavering, so it was considerably unsurprising when she put the primary rating on the board of the -52kg ultimate towards JUTNER Janka (HUN) with an uchi mata makikomi, nonetheless Juter evened the rating shortly after with a deep ko uchi gari. It was at this level it grew to become an actual battle and for a second seemed as if Metrot was going to unravel, however in golden rating she lastly discovered her opening and gained her fourth continental gold with juji gatame.
It was actually a battle of energy within the -100kg between Adam BORCHASHVILLI (AUT) and Martin BEZDEK (CZE) who had been struggling to discover a easy entry, however it was Borchashvilli who perservered with kata guruma to attain the profitable waza ari.
Within the -57kg ultimate, EYOF Champion and the 2024 Sarajevo European Open winner, 18 year-old Nika TOMC (SLO) have the house crowd one thing to cheer for. Nonetheless she had extraordinarily stiff competitors with Binta NDIAYE (SUI), Dushanbe Grand Slam silver medallist. Although Tomc had a robust begin, it was the expertise of Olympian Ndiaye that gained out as she tied her opponent up in ne waza to take her first gold medal in her new weight class.
Rounding out an unbelievable Open occasion in Ljubljana had been the heavyweight males. Right this moment we noticed the return of Mikita SVIRYD, now competing for Croatia, and instantly in to a ultimate towards Francisco SOLIS (CHI). His first worldwide in three years and in a brand new weight class went extraordinarily effectively however he was beginning to lose steam towards Solis, who in golden rating took the +100kg gold.
Judoka
Writer: Thea Cowen
Share
Tweet
Telegram
WhatsApp
E-Mail
