LINZ – Du 8 au 10 mars, le Grand Prix Upper Austria de l'IJF World Judo Tour s'est déroulé à Linz, en Autriche. 528 judokas de 78 pays y ont participé. Neuf judokas de Judo Belgium ont participé à la compétition. Mina Libeer a remporté le bronze, Vicky Verschaere a dû se contenter de la cinquième place et Jarne Duyck s'est classé septième, mais a battu l'ancien champion du monde Sagi Muki. Voici un bref aperçu des combats.
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)