Gefen Primo Wins Bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israeli judoka Gefen Primo won a bronze medal at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in the under-52kg category on Thursday. She defeated Olympic champion Diyora Koldorova and later Theresa Bodnarova for the medal. Yitzhak Aspiz finished fifth in the under-60kg division, while other Israeli athletes were eliminated in earlier rounds.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Gefen Primo won a bronze medal in the under-52kg category at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.
- Primo defeated Olympic champion Diyora Koldorova in her opening match.
- Yitzhak Aspiz finished in fifth place in the under-60kg category.
- Several other Israeli judokas competed but were eliminated in earlier rounds.
Israeli judoka Gefen Primo secured a bronze medal in the under-52kg category at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam on Thursday, marking a successful start for the Israeli team. Primo's path to the medal included a significant victory over Paris Olympic champion Diyora Koldorova of Uzbekistan in her opening match. She then advanced by defeating Kenia Ferra of Italy in the quarterfinals, and later lost to Croatia's Tupolovac in the semifinals.
Primo faced the Czech Republic's Theresa Bodnarova in the bronze medal match, ultimately winning by ippon after securing an early score. Another Israeli competitor, Yitzhak Aspiz, narrowly missed a podium finish in the under-60kg category, ending in fifth place. Aspiz won his initial bout but was defeated in the quarterfinals, proceeding to the repechage where he won before losing the bronze medal match to an Uzbek opponent.
Other Israeli athletes also competed. Tom Shmachayov (under-66kg) won his first match against a Russian opponent but was eliminated in the second round by an Azerbaijani judoka. Tamar Nelson Levy was defeated in golden score by a Korean opponent, and Matan Kukuliev (under-66kg) was also eliminated in the second round by an Azerbaijani judoka.
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