ASTANA - Five judokas defended the Belgian tricolor at the Grand Slam of Astana, Kazakhstan which took place from June 16 to 18. We briefly review below the course of our participating judokas. Revisit the bouts via the hyperlinks, however, an IJF subscription is required.
Lois Petit (-48kg/Topsport Defense/JWB)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeat vs. Galiya Tynbayeva (KAZ)
Amber Ryheul (-52kg/Kon. Ieperse JC Neko/JV) – 5th Place
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Mio Huh (KOR)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Sita Kadamboeva (UZB)
Repechage: Victory vs. Leonie Gonzalez (FRA)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (AZE)
Karel Foubert (-90kg/JC Olympia Brugge/JV)
Round 1: Victory vs. Otabek Turaboev (UZB)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Klen Kristofer (EST)
Sami Chouchi (-90kg/JC La Chênaie/JWB)
Round 1: Victory vs. Vladimir Akhalkatsi (GEO)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Tristani Mosakhlishvili (ESP)
Toma Nikiforov (-100kg/Topsport Defense/JV) – 5th Place
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Niiaz Bilalov (AIN)
Quarter-Final: Victory vs. Islam Bozbayev (KAZ)
Semi-Final: Defeat vs. Matvey Kanikovsky (AIN)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Zlatko Kumric (CRO)
