DEN HAAG – Van 7 tot en met 10 september vond in het Nederlandse Den Haag het Europese kampioenschap judo voor junioren plaats. De Belgische selectie telde negen judoka’s. Gabrielle Bouvier (+78kg) en Olivier Naert (-60kg) pakten respectievelijk zilver en brons. Hierna volgt een overzicht van de kampen.
Victoria Sibille (-48kg/ RIGW/JWB)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Vera Wandel (NED)
Luna Verfaillie (-57kg/JS Asahi/JV)
Round 1: Victory vs. Helene Riegert (GER)
Round 2: Defeat vs. Kristina Nisavic (SRB)
Gabrielle Bouvier (+78kg/JC Sambreville/JWB) – SILVER
Round 1: Victory vs. Anastasija Bogdanovic (SRB)
Quarterfinals: Victory vs. Nigar Suleymanova (AZE)
Semi-finals: Victory vs. Ruglie Statsiulyte (LTU)
Final: Defeat vs. Pauline Sweers (NED)
Emile Merdin (-60kg/JC Kawaishi Ingelmunster/JV)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Kelvin Ray (FRA)
Olivier Naert (-60kg/JC Yama Arashi Bavikhove/JV) – BRONZE
Round 1: Victory vs. Ori Gal Shai (ISR)
Round 2: Victory vs. Simone Aversa (ITA)
Quarterfinals: Victory vs. Toma Gelashvili (GEO)
Semi-finals: Defeat vs. Nizami Imranov (AZE)
Bronze: Victory vs. Marcus Auer (AUT)
Xander Simoens (-66kg/JC Herzele/JV)
Round 1: Defeat vs. Aron Gabor (HUN)
Mouhammad Gazaloev (-73kg/JC Bastogne/JWB)
Round 1: Victory vs. Artak Torosyan (ARM)
Round 2: Victory vs. Eliot Preve (FRA)
Round 3: Defeats vs. Giorgi Terashvili (GEO)
Remi Decorte (-81kg/JC Jokohazam)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Defeat vs. Stanislav Korchemliuk (UKR)
Noah Christiaens (-81kg/JC Jitsu-Kwai Hamme)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Victory vs. Marios Kapsouros (GRE)
Round 3: Defeat vs. Igor Tsurkan (UKR)
Internationaal scheidsrechter Val Van Neste werd door de EJU aangeduid om de kampen te leiden.