Two weeks before the opening of the European Judo Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, the composition of the Israeli delegation was determined today (Monday), which will be the largest since the championships held in Israel in 2018 and will feature 17 athletes.
In the men's, a bronze medalist from the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics and European Champion for 2020 Peter Plačik will compete in the 100 kg weight class, with Sagi Muki, the 2019 world champion, competing in the weight class up to 81 kg.
Weighing up to 66 kg, Baruch Shmailov and Tal Flicker will participate, launching another campaign to fight for the individual ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, last year's European runner-up Tohar Botbol will take part in the up to 73 kg competition, and the 2019 European runner-up, Lee Kochman will try to advance. Another step on the podium weighing up to 90 kg.
In addition, the youngsters, Matan Kokulaev and Yam Volczak (up to 60 kg) and Ido Levin, this year's bronze medalist in the European Cup in Prague who finished fifth at the Grand Slam Antalya last week, and will also compete in the 73 kg, will take part.
Timna Nelson Levy, Photo: Oren Aharoni
In the women, weighing up to 48kg, preliminary singing that finished fifth in the individual event at the Tokyo Olympics will attempt to make it to the podium in the continental competition for the first time, with a bronze medalist from 2018 and 2021, Geffen Primo competing in the up to 52kg category.
Timna Nelson Levy, a member of the team from the historic team bronze, will compete in the weight up to 57 kg, while the young Kerem Primo and Gili Sharir will go up to the mattress weighing up to 63 kg.
Maya Goshen (up to 70 kg) will make her debut at the European Senior Championships.
The delegation will be locked by Inbar Lanir (up to 78 kg), the silver medalist from Grand Slam Baku, and Raz Hershko (over 78 kg), the deputy Grand Slam Antalya this year.
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