DUSHANBE – After the disappointing European Championship in Zagreb, our judokas competed again last weekend at the Grand Slam in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Nice performances by Mina Libeer and Tom Nikoforov who both competed for bronze, but unfortunately missed out on a medal and finished in fifth place. Below is a brief overview of the fights.
Lois Petit (-48kg/JWB)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Thi Tinh Hoang (VIE)
Amber Ryheul (-52kg/JV)
Round 1: Victory vs. Marina Castello Diez (ESP)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (AZE)
Mina Libeer (-57kg/JV) – 5th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Altantsetseg Batsukh (UAE)
Round 2: Victory vs. Irina Zueva (AIN)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Sarah Leonie Cysique (FRA)
Repechage: Victory vs. QI Cai (CHN)
Bronze: Defeat (shidos) vs. Enkhriilen Lkhagvatogoo (MGL)
Gabriella Willems (-70kg/JWB)
Round 1: Victory vs. Mavluda Odinaeva (TJK)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Michaela Pollerres (AUT)
Sami Chouchi (-90kg/JWB)
Round 1: Victory vs. Jamal Petgrave (GBR)
Round 2: Defeat (shidos) vs. Theodoros Tseledis (GRE)
Toma Nikiforov (-100kg/JV) – 5th PLACE
Round 1: Victory vs. Rhys Thompson (GBR)
Round 2: Victory vs. Parviz Abdurakhmonov (TJK)
Quarter-Final: Defeat vs. Dzhafar Kostoev (UAE)
Repechage: Victory vs. Gonchigsuren Batkhuyag (MGL)
Bronze: Defeat vs. Dzhakhongir Madzhidov (TJK)