It was the right option to begin the ultimate block of U23 European Championships 2024. The -81kg males had been first up and an thrilling contest appeared to be unfolding between Kote KAPANADZE (GEO) and Shiny MADDALONI NOSA (ITA), with some robust kumi kata. Nonetheless it was extra managed for Kapanadze who scored an unmistakeable ippon with sode tsurikomi goshi, launching his opponent for the U23 European title.
An almighty conflict occurred within the -70kg class, the present Junior World Champion, Elena DENGG (AUT) took on the two-time (and reigning) U23 European Champion, Samira BOCK (GER). An early trade noticed Bock present concern a couple of potential damage nonetheless she continued to energy on via. Despite the damage, Bock went in to golden rating with Dengg, choosing up two shidos to 1. After an additional minute and a half of contest time, Dengg discovered her opening, initiating the motion with o soto gari, she regarded to double up with a ko soto, nonetheless the momentum was already sending Bock down for the successful rating. One other title for Dengg!
Subsequent yr the U23 European Championships shall be held in Moldova, and as per custom, members of the Moldovan Judo Federation had been in attendance in Pila, together with president, Andrei GOLBAN. Mihail LATISEV (MDA) gave a stellar efficiency within the -90kg class as we speak, impressing his delegation and finally taking a spot within the last towards Ian VAN HERK (NED). After just a few makes an attempt and dominating the competition, a ballistic drop seoi nage was the successful ticket, bringing himself and Moldova the gold medal.
Within the 2023 version of the U23 European Championships, Yael VAN HEEMST (NED) positioned third, and he or she returned this yr, however within the -78kg last, and on this event it was towards staff mate, Maria HANSTEDE. The management immediately got here from Van Heemst, initiating the assaults and showing the extra assured of the 2, and in a single minute and a half, received the U23 title with a driving o uchi gari!
It was an extended slog for the -100kg males within the last, Viktor ADAM (SVK) and Lars VISSERS (NED). The pair headed in to golden rating, and actually there was no clear chief within the contest, however the rating got here from a singular entry from Vissers. Although he drove together with his head for a kata guruma model approach, he then used his leg in sumi gaeshi style to attain his title successful waza ari, and safe one other gold for Group Netherlands.
The +78kg ladies; Yuli Alma MISHINER (ISR) and Diana SEMCHENKO (UKR) discovered themselves in fairly the stalemate, unable to discover a option to rating towards the opposite. Although they’d have appreciated for his or her last to finish in a constructive method, after three minutes and 45 seconds of golden rating, a 3rd shido was issued to Semchenko, deciding the ultimate end result.
Closing out the unimaginable match right here in Pila, Poland, had been the +100kg males and within the last, Gzregorz TERESINSKI of Poland introduced the gang to life, dealing with Irakli DEMETRASHVILI (GEO) for the gold medal. Although the gang had been fully behind their man, it was final years silver medallist from Georgia that was topped the U23 European Champion, an enormous ashi guruma sealing his destiny. It was a positive crowd silencer.
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Writer: Thea Cowen
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