LINZ – From March 8 through 10, the Grand Prix Upper Austria of the IJF World Judo Tour took place in Linz, Austria. 528 judokas from 78 countries participated. Nine judokas of Judo Belgium competed. Mina Libeer took bronze, Vicky Verschaere had to settle for fifth place, Jarne Duyck came seventh, but did put aside former world champion Sagi Muki. Below is a brief overview of the bouts.
Lois Petit (-48kg/JWB)
Round 1: Victory vs. Diana Burkeyeva (KAZ)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Amanda Lima (BRA)
Amber Ryheul (-52kg/JV)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Rebekka Keller (HUN)
Round 3: Defeat vs. Ana Viktorija Puljiz (CRO)
Mina Libeer (-57kg/JV) – BRONZE
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Flaka Loxha (KOS)
Round 3: Victory vs. Mina Komiyama (JPN)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Julie Beurskens (NED)
Repechage: Victory vs. Hasret Boskurt (TUR)
Brons: Victory vs. Kanna Setoguchi (JPN)
Alessia Corrao (-63kg/JWB)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeat vs. Dena Pohl (GER)
Vicky Verschaere (-78kg/JV) – 5th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Migle Julija Dudanaite (LTU)
Round 2: Victory vs. Petrunjela Pavic (CRO)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Rinoko Wada (JPN)
Repechage: Victory vs. Shu Huei Hsu Wang (TPE)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko (UKR)
Zelemkhan Batchaev (-73kg/JV)
Round 1: Victory vs. Dardan Cena (KOS)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Cole Chandler (USA)
Jarne Duyck (-81kg/JV) – 7th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Magamed Borchashvili (AUT)
Round 2: Victory vs. Sagi Muki (ISR)
Round 3: Victory vs. Sibghatullah Arab (IRT)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Antonio Esposito (ITA)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Bernd Fasching (AUT)
Karel Foubert (-90kg/JV)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Darko Brasnjovic (SRB)
Sami Chouchi (-90kg/JWB)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Josip Bulic (CRO)
Round 3: Defeat vs. Robert Florentino (DOM)