European Judo: silver medal for Lombardo. Bronze for Toniolo and advanced in Podgorica

Italy proceeds at a passage sent in that of Podgorica, in Montenegro and on the second day of the European Judo in the Mel Hall Moraca, it went again with three athletes on the podium: Manuel Lombardo Argento in the -73 kg, Veronica Toniolo Bronze in the 57 kg and Carlo advanced bronze in the 63 kg. Also remarkable race that of Giovanni Esposito in the 73 kg, even if in the end he had to settle for seventh place.

Lombardo’s silver

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This is a Lombard in the top version of Podgorica. Forgot the fifth seats of Paris (Olympics and subsequent Grand Slam) The super-manuel flew to the final for the gold of the 73 kg scronging the Serbian Filip Jovanovic, regulating the dangerous German Igor Wandtke and then the Hungarian Daniel Szeugedi, equally fearful. Match masterpiece in the semifinal with Lasha Shavdatuashvili, launched halfway through the meeting with a firm Tsuri Komi Goshi who saw the very strong Georgian off. It is Wazari, but Lombardo leaves no room for the desire for the rival’s comeback. The joy for the gold medal, however, is postponed by the Russian Danil Lavrentev with the IJF ridge, who manages to immobilize and win the title.

The bronze of Toniolo

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First medal at the Senior Europeans for Triestina Veronica Toniolo who, in the 57 kg, defeated the Luxembourg Lea Wyss, the Hungarian Kitti Kovacs and, after the daring defeat with German Seija Ballhaus, then winner of the title (in the lead of Yuko, the blue received the third sanction that is worth the disqualification at 6 seconds from the end of the meeting) He collected the victories on the Russian Irina Zueva (IJF) and, for the bronze medal on the Israeli Timna Nelson Levy at the end of a meeting that lasted 12 minutes. “Veronica is back from a difficult post Olympic moment – said Raffaele Toniolo, blue technician and Veronica’s father – above all because he wants to change his way of doing judo. In our discipline we know that the improvements cannot be sudden but they are gradual. In this spirit we have faced this European, convinced that we are strong, but also to be in a transition phase. This heavy medal confirms that we are on the right way.”

The bronze of the advanced

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After third place at the U23 European Championships last November, Carlotta Adveato also confirmed the placement in Podgorica, in what was his first European Senior. He competed with great authority, the same of the most navigated athletes who, however, defeated how the Croatians Katarina Kristo and VAT Oberan, the Polish Natalia Kropska and in the final for third place the Austrian Piovesana Lubjana. It was only the Czech Renata Zachova, who then won the title to stop her, leaving the super-champion Clarisse Agbegnau (Fra) in second place.

In the race on the third day

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On Friday, the third day of the race, on the Tatami of the Mel Hall Moraca is the turn of the categories 70 kg women’s women with Giorgia Stanglin and Irene Pedrotti, 81 kg and 90 kg men’s kg with Antonio Esposito (81), Christian Parlati and Kenny Komi Bedel (90). 10.30 am Delenting phases, 4 pm Final Block live on Rai Sport and Rai Play Sport 1.