Judo: Teddy Riner wins his 11th globe title, Julia Tolofua in silver

Published on : 05/13/2023 – 18:19Modified : 05/13/2023 – 18:42

Gold as well as silver day for French judokas at the Doha Worlds, this Saturday, May 13. Returning to the World Championships after a six-year lack, Frenchman Teddy Riner won his 11th globe crown in the +100 kg last versus Russian Inal Tasoev. Julia Tolofua, the various other Habs gotten approved for the +78 kg last, won silver versus the Japanese Akira Sone.

With greater than twenty mins invested in the tatami in the previous rounds, the Frenchman showed up in the last versus the Russian Inal Tasoev, contending under a neutral flag. In a fiercely disputed battle versus a powerful challenger on the counter, Riner was pressed right into overtime as well as resembled beat on an excellent step from his challenger after 7 mins of the battle. But he at some point tore down the Russian secs later on by waza-ari to secure his l lth globe crown.

The course to this brand-new crowning was not reeled in advancement for Teddy Riner, given that he was not seeded at the beginning of the competitors as well as needed to go via a preliminary versus the Romanian Vladut Simionescu, 25th international. Despite a slow-moving battle throughout which both judokas obtained 2 charges, Riner ultimately sent his challenger to the ground beside the floor covering 1 min 47 secs from completion of guideline time.

In the 2nd round, he had actually controlled the Polish Kacper Szczurowski complying with a three-way fine after 3 mins as well as 12 secs of battle. In the round of 16, he additionally won on charges versus the Mongol Tsetsentsengel Odkhuu, fourth on the planet in the +100 kg classification as well as victor in February of the Grand Slam in Tel Aviv. In the quarter-finals, Riner after that won the clash versus the remarkable Japanese Tatsuru Saito, vice-world champ, by splitting his challenger on charges throughout additional time. He after that dispatched his semi-final versus Tajik Temur Rakhimov, globe number 1 in the classification, after simply 27 secs by bring upon a disastrous harai-goshi on him.

Double private Olympic champ as well as currently crowned with an 11th globe title, the goal is flawlessly satisfied for the Frenchman that provided himself in Qatar to assess himself versus the very best judokas one year from the Paris Olympics, possibly the supreme obstacle. of her profession.

Julia Tolofua in silver in +78 kg

For the very first globe last of her profession, Julia Tolofua revealed a great deal of perseverance in +78 kg versus the Japanese Akira Sone, Olympic champ in 2021 in Tokyo. But after having actually worn the Japanese many thanks to her dimension, throughout an interminable battle of eleven mins, the Habs ultimately allow the globe title retreat by bowing on a 3rd fine after greater than 7 mins of overtime. Already a bronze champion in 2015, she brings a brand-new silver medal to France throughout these Worlds.

In a roaring beginning to the day, the Frenchwoman had actually controlled in the quarter-finals the ruling vice-world champ, the Brazilian Beatriz Souza, defeated by ippon in 1 min 40 secs. In the semi-finals, she had actually taken the Chinese Xu Shiyan to overtime prior to defeating her by waza-ari. ” Julia had a roaring beginning to the day by additionally defeating the vice-world champ in the quarter-finals as well as being launched “Commented his instructor Christophe Massina.

In the exact same classification, the Frenchwoman Romane Dicko, yet ruling globe champ as well as globe top, was gotten rid of as quickly as she went into the operating.

(With Porting News)