Muhammed Gazalev won the bronze medal in the -73 kg category at the World Junior Judo Championships held on Thursday in Odivelas, Portugal. Luna Verfilli (-57 kg) was eliminated when she entered the competition in the second round.
Muhammad Ghazaloyev (19 years old) achieved the first victory over Armenian Artak Torosyan (19 years old) in the first round, then over Colombian Fernie Ruiz Mesa (20 years old) in the second, with the golden score after 11 seconds of extra time.
In the round of 16, the young man, Bastognard Ippon, beat Italian Vincenzo Pellegra in the middle of the fight to reach the quarter-finals, where American Jack Yonezuka (20 years old) beat him with one after 1:13 of the fight.
In the replay match, Muhammad Gazalev saw the withdrawal of Romanian Ioan Dzitak (20 years old), opening the doors for him in the third place match against Kazakhstani Adelit Almat (19 years old), whom the Belgian defeated to advance to the third division. From the platform.
In the weight of -57 kg, Luna Vervelli, 19 years old, lost during her first fight (second round) against Austrian Verena Hedden, 20 years old. Flandrienne was exempt from the first round.
On Wednesday, Victoria Sippel (-48 kg) and Emile Merdin (-60 kg) were eliminated in the second round, and Olivier Naert (-60 kg), who finished third at the European Junior Championships in September, were eliminated in the first round.
On Friday, Noah Christians (-81kg) and Remy DeCourte (-81kg) will qualify for the Portuguese Tatami.
