From 28 to 31 August, the U18 World Championships took place in the Peruvian capital Lima. Five Belgian judokas defended the national tricolor there. Below an overview.
Fenne Peeters (-40kg/JV)
Round of 16: Defeat vs. Zarina Tsakulova (IJF)
Maelys Dapa (-44kg/JWB) – 7th PLACE
Round of 16: Victory vs. Sofia Hernandez (MEX)
Quarter Final: Defeat vs. Patricia Tomankova (SVK)
Repechage: Defeat (shidos) vs. Irene Garcia Sanchez (ESP)
Léna Antoine (-44kg/JWB) – 7th PLACE
Round of 16: Victory vs. Nadezhda Mishenkina (IJF)
Quarter Final: Defeat vs. Juliana Yamasaki (BRA)
Repechage: Defeat vs. Africa Puente Lopez (ESP)
Sverre De Witte (-50kg/JV)
Round of 32: Defeat vs. Thomas Ghidoni (ITA)
Kenzo Cremers (-81kg/JV) – 5th PLACE
Kenzo Cremers (-81kg/JV) – 5th Place
Round of 16: Victory vs. Saba Jakhveladze (GEO)
Quarter Final: Victory vs. Ali Gazi Mammadov (AZE)
Semi-Final: Defeat vs. Abu-Bakr Kantaev (IJF)
Bronze: defeat vs. Mehdi Abbasov (AZE)