Junior World Judo Championship - Day 1 Results

Women's -44kg: Same Final, same result - Double World Title for HAMADA

The winner of last year Junior World Championship, Agadir 2010, the Japanese Sakiho HAMADA, was again present in Cape Town to defend her title as well as the Brazilian Agueda SILVA, who was only defeated by Hamada in the final of the 2010 edition of the event. During this first day of competition, both athletes were still running for gold after the preliminaries, and without any surprise they met for the second time in a row in the world final.

After 30 seconds, the Japanese launched the first powerful attack on o-soto-gari bud did not succeed. Taller than her opponent, the brazilian had difficulties to brake Hamada's defense and was then penalized with a shido for passivity, but the scoreboard remained empty until the end of the regular time. In the golden score, the Japanese was rapidly penalized for false attack, also with a shido. For the rest of the combat, the two competitors tried to score but could not do it. A very last strong attack by the Japanese, the Brazilian landing on her stomach, probably gave her the referee decision. With three blue flags, Hamada became for the second time, Junior World Champion.

The two bronze medals were attributed to Cristina CASAS (ESP) who defeated the French Amelie GILLY (FRA) and to Hayley WILLIS (GBR) who send back home without the precious medal, the Serbian Julijana SAVIC.

Final

SILVA, Agueda (BRA) vs. HAMADA, Sakiho (JPN)

Semi-Final

SILVA, Agueda (BRA) vs. WILLIS, Hayley (GBR)

HAMADA, Sakiho (JPN) vs. GILLY, Amelie (FRA)

Bronze Medal Fights

CASAS, Cristina (ESP) vs. GILLY, Amelie (FRA)

SAVIC, Julijana (SRB) vs. WILLIS, Hayley (GBR)

Repechage Finals

KARTAL, Nesrin (TUR) vs. CASAS, Cristina (ESP)

SAVIC, Julijana (SRB) vs. TRUONG, Summer (USA)

Final Results

1. HAMADA, Sakiho (JPN)

2. SILVA, Agueda (BRA)

3. CASAS, Cristina (ESP)

3. WILLIS, Hayley (GBR)

5. GILLY, Amelie (FRA)

5. SAVIC, Julijana (SRB)

7. CASAS, Cristina (ESP)

7. TRUONG, Summer (USA)

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Men's -55kg: Cadet World Champion from 2009 wins the Junior World Title

In the final, the first to score was the Kazakh, Seriktay ZAKETAYEV, who took the lead with a yuko. But, adopting a defensive attitude, he was penalized, both athletes ending the regular time tied. After 30 seconds, ZAKETAYEV dreamed that he had scored, but the video refereeing commission cancelled the yuko that was given. Everything was to be done again. One minute before the end of the match, Sakhavat GADZHIEV also scored but that time he was designated the new Junior World Champion.

In the category, none of the last year medallists were present. Sakhavat GADZHIEV (RUS), who won the Cadets World Championship in 2009, is still among the best athletes in the Juniors and was able the enter the final after an impressive demonstration. During the preliminaries he has successively beaten Cedric REVOL (FRA), Dmytro ATANOV (UKR) and David PULKRABEK (CZE), before behind opposed in the semi-final to the current national junior champion of Georgia, George MESABLISHVILI. The other semi-final opposed Ming Yen TSAI (TPE), who won his national junior championship earlier this year, and Seriktay ZAKETAYEV (KAZ), who already stepped two times on European Cups U20, in 2011 (Leibnitz and St. Petersbourg).

The Belgium Gert MAES (BEL) won the first bronze medal by defeating Ming Yen TSAI (TPE) with a perfectly executed armlock, the second bronze medal going to George MESABLISHVILI (GEO), winner of Ivan ZVEREV (RUS) by a little yuko.

Final

GADZHIEV, Sakhavat (RUS) vs. ZAKETAYEV, Seriktay (KAZ)

Semi-Final

GADZHIEV, Sakhavat (RUS) vs. MESABLISHVILI, George (GEO)

TSAI, Ming Yen (TPE) vs. ZAKETAYEV, Seriktay (KAZ)

Bronze Medal Fights

MAES, Gert (BEL) vs. TSAI, Ming Yen (TPE)

ZVEREV, Ivan (RUS) vs. MESABLISHVILI, George (GEO)

Repechage Finals

PULKRABEK, David (CZE) vs. MAES, Gert (BEL)

ZVEREV, Ivan (RUS) vs. JOLLY, Kim (AUS)

Final Results

1. GADZHIEV, Sakhavat (RUS)

2. ZAKETAYEV, Seriktay (KAZ)

3. MAES, Gert (BEL)

3. MESABLISHVILI, George (GEO)

5. TSAI, Ming Yen (TPE)

5. ZVEREV, Ivan (RUS)

7. PULKRABEK, David (CZE)

7. JOLLY, Kim (AUS)

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Women's -48kg: One Step Higher for Endo!

Almost 4 minutes were necessary to Endo to open the score against Alesya KUZNETSOVA (RUS), who desperately tried to attract the Japanese on the floor, wher she excels. this first yuko was immediately followed by a second one, which gave the final victory to Hiromi Endo, already silver medallist at a Junior World Championship (Paris 2009)

In this category, the only medallist from last year Junior World Championship, still competing, was Nathalia BRIGIDA (BRA). Until the quarter final, she could have expected a better result than in Agadir, but she was stopped by the Turkish, Ebru SAHIN, coming from the 44kg category (bronze medallist in Agadir), who was opposed to the Japanese, Hiromi ENDO, in her semi-final. Endo has already a name in the Judo world, as she was silver medallist, in Paris two years ago, on the occasion of her first participation in the Junior Worlds. After a very tactical match, she defeated the Turkish. The second semi-final contest opposed the Russian Alesya KUZNETSOVA, winner of several medals at the continental level this year, and Yanan LI (CHN) who defeated Nicole KAISER (AUT), Kutuja MULTANI (IND) and Soohee CHOI (KOR) earlier during the first rounds of the competition. The russian applied a perfect juji-gatame (arm-lock) to obtain her ticket for the final. During the first round of competition, KUZNETSOVA defeated the young American, Katelyn Bouyssou, who won the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games, last year un Singapore.

The first bronze medal was won by the French Melanie CLEMENT against Yanan LI (CHN), the second going to Korea, with CHOI, Soohee (KOR).

Final

ENDO, Hiromi (JPN) vs. KUZNETSOVA, Alesya (RUS)

Semi-Final

SAHIN, Ebru (TUR) vs. ENDO, Hiromi (JPN)

KUZNETSOVA, Alesya (RUS) vs. LI, Yanan (CHN)

Bronze Medal Fights

CLEMENT, Melanie (FRA) vs. LI, Yanan (CHN)

CHOI, Soohee (KOR) vs. SAHIN, Ebru (TUR)

Repechage Finals

BRIGIDA, Nathalia (BRA) vs. CLEMENT, Melanie (FRA)

CHIBANA, Gabriela (BRA) vs. CHOI, Soohee (KOR)

Final Results

1. ENDO, Hiromi (JPN)

2. KUZNETSOVA, Alesya (RUS)

3. CLEMENT, Melanie (FRA)

3. CHOI, Soohee (KOR)

5. LI, Yanan (CHN)

5. SAHIN, Ebru (TUR)

7. BRIGIDA, Nathalia (BRA)

7. CHIBANA, Gabriela (BRA)

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Men's -60kg: Third Title for Japan

Takato, from Japan, won the third gold medal for his country today in Cape Town, confirming the supremacy of Japan in the lightest weight categories, in Junior as well as in Senior. Korean Baul AN couldn't do anything to beat Takato and was defeated by one yuko and one waza-ari.

47 competitors came to the weigh-in early morning but none of the last year medallist were registered for this year edition of the championship. The first semi-final opposed two national Junior Champions, Allan KUWABARA, from Brazil, and Baul AN, from Korea. The second semi-final took place between Yeldos SMETOV (KAZ), winner of the last year Junior World Championship but in a different category as he was competing in -55kg, and Naohisa TAKATO (JPN), winner of the Cadets World title in 2009.

The first bronze medal went to SMETOV, Yeldos (KAZ), who defeated the Turkish, Ahmet KABA, after a forbidden leg grab. The second bronze medal being awarded to Allan KUWABARA (BRA) who scored two waza-ari against Bernard AZINOVIC (CRO)

Final

AN, Baul (KOR) vs. TAKATO, Naohisa (JPN)

Semi-Final

KUWABARA, Allan (BRA) vs. AN, Baul (KOR)

SMETOV, Yeldos (KAZ) vs. TAKATO, Naohisa (JPN)

Bronze Medal Fights

KABA, Ahmet (TUR) vs. SMETOV, Yeldos (KAZ)

AZINOVIC, Bernard (CRO) vs. KUWABARA, Allan (BRA)

Repechage Finals

KABA, Ahmet (TUR) vs. ABDELMAWGOUD, Mohamed (EGY)

AZINOVIC, Bernard (CRO) vs. KALASHAOV, Zaur (RUS)

Final Results

1. TAKATO, Naohisa (JPN)

2. AN, Baul (KOR)

3. SMETOV, Yeldos (KAZ)

3. KUWABARA, Allan (BRA)

5. KABA, Ahmet (TUR)

5. AZINOVIC, Bernard (CRO)

7. ABDELMAWGOUD, Mohamed (EGY)

7. KALASHAOV, Zaur (RUS)

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