Judo: Japan reclaim combined staff globe title with eighth gold in Baku
By Euronews with IJF
Published on •Updated
Today in Baku on the World Judo Championships, the Mixed Team competitors is about greater than medals. It’s about staff spirit, unity and athletes combating not only for themselves, however for one another.
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In the semi-final, Japan went up in opposition to the People’s Republic of China and UCHIMURA earned Japan an early lead.
Double World Champion MURAO continued their momentum with one other ippon.
ARAI executed a stunning flip over and held Japan into the ultimate. After final yr’s staff bronze, may Japan reclaim their title?
The different semi-final was between Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation.
An early ippon from AHADOV put Uzbekistan within the lead. LISHCHENKO evened the rating with a yuko. MURTOZOEV took the rating 2 – 1. But RECHKALOVA compelled a submission. 2 – 2.
TASOEV scored large, sending his staff into the lead. AMINOVA equalised to three – 3, forcing a Golden Score contest. +90kg was drawn!
TASOEV didn’t disappoint, throwing for ippon a second time to place his staff into their first ever combined staff last.
In the ultimate, tensions had been excessive with the combined staff gold medal on the road.
In the primary contest, a yuko was sufficient for TANAKA Shiho to push Japan into an early lead. MURAO Sanshiro was up subsequent and continued the momentum. 2 – 0 to Japan. Mao ARAI continued the pattern to take Japan to three – 0.
Tamerlan BASHAEV flipped the script to earn a win for his staff. But OMORI Akari clinched the title together with her win, claiming an eighth Team gold for Japan.
International Judo Federation President Mr Marius VIZER awarded the gold trophy.
CEO of Harvest Group Mr Almaz Alsenov awarded the silver trophy.
The two bronze trophies had been awarded by International Judo Federation Vice President Dr. Laszlo Toth and International Judo Federation Vice President Obaid Al Anzi.
What an unimaginable celebration of judo it’s been on the World Judo Championships, thanks for watching.
