23 Mar 2024 17:50
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World number one Sanne Van Dijke preparing for the climax
19 Jan 2024 00:40
IJF Media team by Jo Crowley and JudoInside
JudoHeroes & IJF Media / Copyright: www.ijf.org
Always strong and usually leaves events with results, Dutch entry Sanne van Dijke at U70kg has an impressive record and one that points to a consistently high level for many years. She won her first grand slam medal in Germany in 2015 and she was only a teenager, just off the back of becoming junior European champion. Almost a decade has passed and she’s still reliable and powerful and collects medals with a refusal to ever give up on her goals.
Van Dijke took the 2023 Masters and Tokyo titles, topping up the points tally enough to keep her at the top of any upcoming draw sheet. Points may not be enough though, when it comes to the main event. Double world champion Barbara Matic is still missing the elusive Olympic medal and is only at number 4 in the world, while ne-waza specialist Niizoe (JPN) is the number 3. Let’s not forget French world champion Gahie and Spanish entrant Tsunoda Roustant, both dangerous in anyone’s knockout table and both inside the world’s top ten. Van Dijke is not going to have an easy ride
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