16 September 2024

Grand Prix Zagreb: bronze for Batchaev, 7th place for Petit

ZAGREB – Vier judoka’s van Judo Team Belgium namen deel aan de Grand Prix van Zagreb die plaatsvond van 13 tot en met 15 september. Olivier Naert (-60kg/JV) en Karel Foubert (-81kg/JV) en Lois Petit (-48kg/JWB) werden uitgeschakeld in de voorrondes, maar Zelemkhan Batchaev (-73kg/JV) legde een haast feilloos parcours af en pakte brons, zijn eerste Grand Prix medaille.

The following is an overview of the fights.

Lois Petit (-48kg/JWB) – 7th PLACE

Round of 16: Victory vs. Eva Perez Soler (ESP)
Quarter-Finals: Defeat vs. Jacqueline Springer (AUT)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Amber Gersjes (NED)

Olivier Naert (-60kg/Yama Arashi JC Bavikhove)

Round of 32: Victory vs. Ashik Andreyan (ARM)
Round of 16: Defeat vs. Ahmad Yusifov (AZE)

Zelemkhan Batchaev (-73kg/Judoteam Alen) – BRONZE

Round of 64: Bye
Round of 32: Victory vs. Dardan Cena (KOS)
Round of 16: Victory vs. Maxime Gobert (FRA)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Bachana Bolkvadze (GEO)
Repechage: Victory vs. Yehonatan Elbaz (ISR)
Bronze: Victory vs. Ibrahim Aliyev (AZE)

Karel Foubert (-81kg/JC Olympia Brugge)

Round of 32: Defeat (shidos) vs. Vladimir Stark (GER)