Following a spectacular first day, the motion continued within the Mubadala Area as day two of the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam delivered unforgettable showdowns.
A day full of prime athletes and a few unbelievable judo.
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At -63kg Hungary’s Anna KRIZA confronted up towards Lausanne Grand Slam gold medalist Angelika SZYMANSKA of Poland.
SZYMANSKA’s expertise proved essential, as she scored waza ari and held on for the win! An awesome begin to the olympic qualification interval for the Polish primary.
I’m actually blissful, at present I actually anticipated an excellent end result as a result of I used to be very dissatisfied after worlds. So after the combat on the world championships I advised my coach Annetta that we’re going to go to Abu Dhabi and I will win this competitors
Angelika Szymanska
gold medalist
His Excellency Jabr Al SUWAIDI, UAE Minister of State awarded the medals.
At -73kg it was an epic closing! Tajikistan’s Masudi AHMADZOD towards Morocco’s Hassan DOUKKALI.
A superb feint from DOUKKALI obtained him within the good place to attain yuko and declare a historic 1st grand slam gold for Morocco!
I’m very proud of my gold medal within the Grand Slam Abu Dhabi. It means for me quite a lot of issues. I am proud for myself after quite a lot of probabilities, lastly I am a gold medalist
Hassan Doukkali
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gold medalist
Ambassador of Tajikistan to U.A.E. His Excellency Ashrafjon GULOV awarded the medals.
Going for gold at -70kg, Brazil’s Kaillany CARDOSO clashed towards Portugal’s Tais PINA.
PINA confirmed glorious ability in groundwork to show over and pin her opponent to earn her first grand slam gold for 2 years!
Former Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee President Mr Brian LEWIS awarded the medals.
Within the -81kg closing, Eetu IHANAMAKI of Finland took on Petru PELIVAN of Moldova.
A dramatic closing noticed PELIVAN strike gold with a intelligent ko uchi gari that scored yuko! His first ever grand slam gold!
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Moldova Judo Federation Vice President Mr Victor FLORESCU awarded the medals.
The motion continues tomorrow, it is time for the heavyweights to take to the mat.
