Judo: Abe Siblings Strike Gold Once more on the World Championships in Baku
By Euronews with IJF
Published on •Updated
The highlight returns to Baku for day two of the World Judo Championships.
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His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan attended the official opening of the occasion at which International Judo Federation President, Mr Marius Vizer and President of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, Rashad Nabiyev each spoke.
The crowd then loved a spectacular opening ceremony.
With the 2 presidents watching, Ariane TORO SOLER was aiming for the -52kg World title. Ranked fifth, she had been in wonderful type, battling with willpower. With the most important prize inside attain she had one closing problem between her and gold : ABE Uta, Olympic and five-time World Champion.
She labored her method into the ultimate with the expertise and composure anticipated of a champion. She got here by way of the preliminaries with confidence and responded below strain. ABE saved discovering the solutions to maintain her bid for one more World title firmly on target.
In the ultimate, the competition was tactical and exhausting received, however it was the Japanese legend who would retain her title for one more 12 months. The six time World champion has by no means been defeated at a World Championships.
OTP Group CEO Mr Peter CSANYI awarded the medals.
In the -66kg class, Uta’s brother ABE Hifumi was the one to beat. The double Olympic and 4 time World Champion was chasing one more World title. The Japanese star made it to the ultimate, however might he regain the pink backpatch?
David GARCIA TORNE can be his opponent. Marching in direction of his first ever World Championships closing, the Spanish judoka was on nice type within the preliminaries.
When it got here to the ultimate, ABE proved decisively why he would take residence his fifth World title with an unlimited ippon that electrified the group. A becoming end from considered one of judo’s greatest stars and one other golden second for the ABE siblings.
Olympic Council of Asia Vice President Mr Otabek UMAROV awarded the medals.
Another unforgettable day in Baku.
