The World Judo Championships, held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, opened this morning (Thursday) at the impressive 'humo' ice hall, with the participation of about 600 athletes from 78 countries, with four Israelis competing already on the opening day.
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The young Yam Volchek (19) competed in the weight category up to 60 kg, and was the first to get on the mat in the blue and white delegation, when he opened against the American Adoris Diaz, on whom he achieved an impressive Ipon 1:21 minutes from the opening en route to the next stage.
In the second round, Yam also beat the 2019 world champion, the Georgian Chakhvimian fighter, after a dramatic battle that entered the golden scoring, where the Israeli was able to extract penalties from his opponent and 2:41 more minutes, achieved a huge Ipon to advance to the round of 16.
At the same weight, Matan Kokoliev started against a French opponent in the first fight, from whom he squeezed penalty after penalty, while in the third he was declared the winner to advance to the next stage.
In weight up to 48 kg, Tamar Malka started against the Slovenian Marosa Stinger, when she received a Wazari from her and was eliminated from further in the championship.
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