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Belgian lightweight Jorre Verstraeten breaks through barriers
24 Jan 2019 19:20
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
Belgian Cancun Grand Prix bronze medallist Jorre Verstraeten struck IJF gold for the first time in his young career as he beat Cancun Grand Prix gold medallist Tornike Tsjakadoea (NED) in golden score. The battle of neighbours and young talents in the men’s lightest weight category was an exciting affair was you’d expect despite failing to produce a winner of regulation time.
Verstraeten reigned today after Tsjakadoea picked up his third penalty for going out of the area in added time.
In the first semi-final Antalya Grand Prix winner Albert Oguzov (RUS) received his marching orders after picking up three shidos against Dutch hope Tsjakadoea. In the second semi-final two-time European Championships bronze medallist Ashley McKenzie (GBR) narrowly lost out to Verstraeten by a waza-ari score as the younger judoka progressed to the gold medal contest.
The first bronze medal was won by three-time Grand Slam bronze medallist Cedric Revol (FRA) who tapped out McKenzie. Five-time Grand Prix medallist Mckenzie was undone on the ground by the Frenchman who completed his Grand Prix hat-trick.
The second bronze medal went to Oguzov as his compatriot and world number 116 Sakhavat Gadzhiev (RUS) could not compete due to injury.
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