The Tel Aviv Judo Grand Slam is currently set off for the second time in a row in Israel at the Kvutzat Shlomo Hall in Tel Aviv, with the participation of hundreds of athletes from 34 countries, with the light weights competing on the opening day.
One of the most intriguing weights is the 66 kg, in which the two Israelis who struggled until the last minute compete for a ticket to Tokyo, Tal Flicker and Baruch Shmailov, when the latter was the one who traveled in the end. The first.
The captain of the women's team, Shira Rishoni, who will compete in the 48 kg weight class, is waiting in her first battle for the winner between an Austrian and a Brazilian.
Weighing up to 52 kg, competing Geffen Primo, last year's Grand Slam Paris champion, ranked sixth in the world and second in the competition, will meet in her first battle Fabiola Diaz from Venezuela.
Tel Aviv Grand Slam in Judo // Photo: Oren Aharoni
The bronze medalist from the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics, Timna Nelson Levy (57 kg), who is returning to the competition for the first time since the Olympics, is waiting to see who her opponent will be, after automatically advancing to the second round.
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