Slovenia will welcome the junior athletes to Slovenj Gradiec this weekend the Junior European Cup 2024. With 338 athletes from 35 nations inscribed for the occasion, it will likely be an thrilling weekend. With the reside draw tomorrow at 20:00 CEST, the athletes are getting ready for competitors on the twenty ninth and thirtieth of June.
Each days will see athletes compete throughout the high 10 of the world rating record, together with WRL #1 Yuli Alma MISHINER (ISR/+78kg), who took bronze within the Junior European Championships final 12 months, narrowly lacking out on the rostrum place at world stage, and nonetheless solely 18 years previous. Nevertheless the house crowd favorite on day one shall be Kaja SCHUSTER within the -70kg class, the present Junior European Champion.
Extremely, three of the -78kg class entries are throughout the high ten within the WRL; led by Emma KRAPU (FIN), winner of the Anadia and Kaunas Junior European Cup this 12 months. Sofija PAJIC (BIH) had success in 2023, and as a cadet, however a win was fuelled by the house crowd in Sarajevo this 12 months which has boosted her place and inspired her to compete at senior stage, inserting seventh within the East Sarajevo Senior European Cup final month. Lastly, it has been a busy few months for Nika JAKUS (CRO), medalling in 4 Junior European Cups, one gold in Rijeka, in addition to fifth place finishes in Senior Cups; East Sarajevo and Dubrovnik.
All however one of many high ten are within the heavyweight classes, ladies will compete Saturday, males on Sunday. This implies light-weight males will compete Saturday, and light-weight ladies Sunday, the one high ten light-weight shall be Austria’s Carina KLAUS-STERNWEISER at -52kg, who most not too long ago received at residence within the Graz Junior European Cup.
Slovenia will proceed to have excessive medal hopes on day two, Vid KAVNIK is WRL #7 and would be the quantity three seed within the -100kg class behind three-time Junior European Cup winner, Jakob VARES (EST) and Junior European bronze medallist, Bogdan PETRE (ROU). Kavnik could have some junior wins however he also can lay declare to senior gold medals together with the Montreal Panamerican Open, in addition to the junior gold in the identical occasion.
Within the -90kg class, one to observe shall be Miljan RADULJ (SRB), the WRL #2 who took a Junior European bronze final 12 months, including to his EYOF and Cadet success in earlier years. Radulj shall be contested by Ivan KUTENKOV (UKR), the Junior European silver medallist from 2022. This 12 months, Kutenkov additionally tried his hand on the senior circuit, succeeding to take silver within the Gyor European Open.
Historical past making Giannis ANTONIOU (CYP) will even be seeking to enhance his standing, at present #2 within the WRL, the Junior European silver and World bronze medallist had made an enormous mark on the map for Cyprus. He received’t be with out competitors on day two nonetheless, with Darius DOBRE (ROU) on his tail, who has not solely been profitable on the junior circuit however secured an U23 European bronze in 2023.
Discover the complete line up of athletes at JudoTV.com.
Judoka
Writer: Thea Cowen
Share
Tweet
Telegram
WhatsApp
E-Mail
