Just before the start of the European Judo Championships to be held this year in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the participation of 362 athletes from 40 countries, a raffle was held today (Thursday) in which the judos found out who their first rivals will be.
In the men's, a bronze medalist from the team competition in Tokyo and European Champion for 2020 Peter Placzyk, who will compete in the 100kg weight class will open directly in the second round, where he will wait for the winner between Croatian Zeltarko Komaric and Hungarian Vemberg Vogue.
Sagi Muki, the 2019 world champion, will participate in the weight category up to 81 kg, and will open against the Czech Jan Svoboda.
Weighing up to 66 kg, Baruch Shmailov and Tal Flicker, who are launching another campaign and will fight for the single ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, will participate tomorrow (Friday), when Flicker will first meet Ibrahim Aliyev the Azeri and Shmaylov the British Alexander Short.
Tal Flicker,
Last year's European runner-up Tohar Botbol will take part in the competition up to 73 kg, when he automatically advanced to the second round, where he is waiting for a winner between a Frenchman and a Serb.
In addition, the youngsters, Matan Kokoliev and Yam Volczak (up to 60 kg), will also take part, as will Ido Levin, who finished fifth in the Grand Slam Antalya last week, who will also compete in 73 kg, and Roy Sivan will also compete in the up to 90 kg category. third.
Baruch Shmailov and Matan Kukoliev, Photo: Oren Aharoni
In the women, weighing up to 48kg, a preliminary shot that finished fifth in the individual competition at the Tokyo Olympics will try to get on the podium for the first time in the continental competition, and its rival will be determined by the winner in the match between Spain and Turkey.
Initial poetry, Photo: Oren Aharoni
The bronze medalist from 2018 and 2021, Geffen Primo will compete in the weight category up to 52 kg, ranking fifth and automatically advanced to the second round. Timna Nelson Levy, a member of the team from the historic team bronze will compete in the weight up to 57 kg, Hungary, with Olympic bronze medalist Daria Bilodid from Ukraine, who jumped 48 kg, competing for the first time at this weight.
The young Kerem Primo (will open against a rival from Kosovo) and Gili Sharir (against a local rival), will go up to a mattress weighing up to 63 kg. Maya Goshen (up to 70 kg) will make her debut at the European Senior Championships, against Turkey Minel Arctic.
The delegation will be locked by Inbar Lanir (up to 78 kg), the silver medalist from Grand Slam Baku, who will start directly in the second round, and Raz Hershko (over 78 kg), the deputy Grand Slam Antalya this year, who will go on the mat first against Croatian Tina Rudic.
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