The first Judo Grand Prix after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was held in Zagreb Arena (Croatia).
ZagrebThe heart of Croatia is the environment Judo Grand PrixIt starts on Friday, September 13th and will continue until Sunday, September 15th.
On the opening day of the event, Croatian judokas were rewarded for their achievements with a special award for the first female Olympic judo champion. Barbara Matic. Also winners are Dr. Sanda PatternPresident of the Croatian Judo Federation and Nikolina KlaicCroatia Lotto Representative.
-Japanese at 48 kg Kim Wakana He beat Kazakh and took home the gold medal Galiya Tynbayeva. An ouchi-gari marked his waza-ari and then proceeded to wait for the waza-ari-awasete-ippon.
-60kg, Sherzod Davlatov He reached a notable milestone by achieving his first Grand Prix gold. Using an impressive ashi-waza, he expertly marked and placed waza-ari-awasete-ippon on goal. A great victory for the Kazakh athlete.
japanese Kisumi OmoriThe athlete, who ranked first in the category, demonstrated his extraordinary talent by winning his third gold medal in the World Judo Circuit. His victory was secured with a masterful takedown.
-66kg, Zhanarys Rakhmetali He won his first gold medal at the Grand Prix. The Kazakh judoka’s spectacular sode-tsurikomi-goshi earned him the ippon to win the final.
French Faiza Mokdar After a tough fight, he added another medal to his collection, achieving waza-ari in the gold score and adding the Zagreb medal to his gold medal at the Paris Grand Slam in February.
arena stadium Zagreb It was the perfect setting for today’s close competition. Passion and skill tomorrow judoka In their fight for gold in Croatia.
