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The athlete thus commented on the victory: “I faced this match in the only possible way: aiming to victory. This is not the first time I fight against my opponent, and I won once again. I cannot explain with words the emotions I am feeling right now. Today I cheered for my team and prayed […]
At the Judo finals, for the women’s 52kg category, here’s what the gold medal winner, the Japanese Takeda Ryoko, told us: Given your excellent experience in the world championships, how was this event for you in particular? “I am very honored to have participated in the Universiade. I was a little nervous, but I was […]
“I already competed against my opponent in the past and I think I had more losses than wins; this time, even if it was tough, I overcame the challenge”. Dutch Geke Van Den Berg, 24 years old student of dental hygiene, heads towards the final stages of the women’s 63 kg judo competitions, after the […]
“The most amazing thing is that the Italian judo team of the Universiade 2019 is full of haughty and self-confident athletes who aim to the victory”. Pino Maddaloni, Italian judo gold medallist of Sydney 2000 Olympics, greets with enthusiasm the new generation of young Italian judokas participating in the Universiade. Judo preliminary and repechage competitions […]
“I could have performed better, I was too passive and I rarely attacked, I admit it, but my opponent also admitted having struggled, albeit being very strong, but not as strong as I believed”. During the judo preliminary fights for the 81 kg category, which took place at the Mostra d’Oltremare Pavillion 6 in Naples, […]