Judo IJF World Tour 2020

[phelps 8,386]

2020 Grand Slam (Düsseldorf, GER)

 

Day #3 Recap

 

The last day of a Judo world tour event is usually dedicated to the big men and women...

 

this tournament made no exception...

 

Japan's domination continued also today, but only among the women, where Shori Hamada (-78kg) and Sara Asahina (+78kg) were just unbeatable...

 

among the men, instead, all 3 titles from today's action went to Countries of the former Soviet Union, in particular Uzbekistan surprised most of the audience by winning 2 Gold Medals (Davlat Bobonov, -90kg and Mukhammadkarim Khurramov, -100kg), while Georgia took the super-heavyweights (+100kg) title home, thanks to Guram Tushishvili...

 

so, at the end of the tournament, Japan destroyed the field taking 8 Gold Medals, followed at a remarkable distance by Georgia and Uzbekistan with 2 Gold Medals each and further behind by Canada and France with "only" 1 Gold Medal each...

 

Full Results

http://www.ippon.org/gs_ger2020.php

 

Day #3 Medal Session Replay

 

[heywoodu 16,140]

On 09/02/2020 at 15:01, heywoodu said:

Savelkoul's injury after 4:30 in this video. In case you don't want to see a leg bending the wrong way (so against the knee's natural direction), don't watch..

 

 

Savelkouls is walking, but with a big amount of effort: she can make a step with her left leg and then sort of drag her right leg there. Doctors have said there is about a 1% chance she can at some point in her life walk normal again...  

 

Savelkouls herself said she thinks the chance is a bit bigger and she even hasn't given up all hopes for her career yet.

[rybak 3,330]

Judo will return in less than three weeks with Grand Slam in Budapest

 

 https://www.ijf.org/news/show/green-light-judo

[Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 142]

8 hours ago, rybak said:

Judo will return in less than three weeks with Grand Slam in Budapest

 

 https://www.ijf.org/news/show/green-light-judo

Anyone knows if Budapest is valid for Olympic Ranking? Thanks

[stamura84 18]

27 minutes ago, Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo said:

Anyone knows if Budapest is valid for Olympic Ranking? Thanks

yes it will.it is written in the outlines of the event.
vizier says:
This is a return to the IJF World Judo Tour like no other. Budapest is ready to again host a spectacular Olympic qualification event, but this will be a very special event indeed. Following more than half a year of quiet restriction, we will meet again and it will be, undoubtedly, electric!

[rybak 3,330]

Few countries like  and  withdrews from Budapest Grand Slam, some countries also will send less and other athletes than previously selected.

 

Edit: Also  and  are out

[phelps 8,386]

most likely also Italy will be forced to pull out of this event, if covid emergency doesn't slow down in the next few days in our Country (which is the most improbable thing in the world, I fear)...

[rybak 3,330]

20 hours ago, phelps said:

most likely also Italy will be forced to pull out of this event, if covid emergency doesn't slow down in the next few days in our Country (which is the most improbable thing in the world, I fear)...

Italy didn't withdraw "yet". But Poland will represented by just 8 judokas, instead previously registered 24 

[CCB 611]

2 hours ago, rybak said:

Italy didn't withdraw "yet". But Poland will represented by just 8 judokas, instead previously registered 24 

Netherlands will represent only 13 judoka's, Kim Polling (-70 kg) withdrew, because she's afraid of Covid-19. 

[phelps 8,386]

3 hours ago, rybak said:

Italy didn't withdraw "yet". But Poland will represented by just 8 judokas, instead previously registered 24 

it's only a question of time, as we're going towards a new lockdown (even if the government doesn't want to take the responsibility to name it for what it is and prefers to let the single regional authorities to close down the Country)...