Israeli Judoka Yitzhak Ashpiz Eliminated in First Round of World Championships
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
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- Yitzhak Ashpiz lost his first match at the World Championships.
- Ashpiz was defeated by former world champion Giorgi Sardalashvili.
- The 18-year-old Israeli judoka was a podium contender.
- This was Ashpiz's debut at the senior World Championships.
Israeli judoka Yitzhak Ashpiz was eliminated in his first match at the World Championships in Azerbaijan on Sunday. The 18-year-old Ashpiz lost to Giorgi Sardalashvili of Georgia, a former world and European champion. Sardalashvili, 23, defeated Ashpiz by ippon. Ashpiz, considered one of the world's top young judokas, had entered the competition ranked second and was a podium contender. He is a gold medalist from the Cadet World Championships and recently won a bronze medal at the European Championships and a gold at the Budapest Grand Slam in September. This was Ashpiz's first appearance at the senior World Championships.
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