Israeli Judoka Inbal Shemesh Reaches Grand Prix Final for Gold
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Israeli judoka Inbal Shemesh reached the Grand Prix Zagreb final for the gold medal in the under 57 kg category on Friday. She defeated four international opponents to advance. Other Israeli competitors, including Tamar Malka, Ili Khayon, Ariel Shulman, Yonatan Wexler, Matan Kukuliev, and Adam Hazan, were eliminated in various rounds of the competition.
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- Inbal Shemesh will compete for gold at the Grand Prix Zagreb judo tournament in Croatia.
- Shemesh won four matches to reach the final in the under 57 kg category.
- Tamar Malka lost her second match in the under 48 kg category.
- Ili Khayon was eliminated in the second round of the under 52 kg competition.
- Several Israeli male judokas were also eliminated in their respective weight classes.
Israeli judoka Inbal Shemesh has advanced to the final of the Grand Prix Zagreb competition in Croatia, where she will compete for the gold medal in the under 57 kg category. Shemesh secured her spot in the final by defeating opponents from Finland, Brazil, Great Britain, and Spain through various judo techniques and scoring.
Shemesh's path to the final included victories over Finland's Mattikainen in the golden score period due to penalties, Brazil's Sarah Souza via ippon, Britain's Toprak by waza-ari, and Spain's Adriana Rodriguez Salvador also by waza-ari.
Other Israeli judokas competed in the tournament, with Tamar Malka (under 48 kg) losing in her second match to Austria's Springler by ippon. Ili Khayon (under 52 kg) won her first match against Germany's Nicole Stahov by waza-ari but was defeated in the second round by Hungary's Popp via ippon.
In the under 60 kg category, Ariel Shulman defeated America's Yang by ippon but lost to Bakitzhan Zharikhan. Yonatan Wexler beat Bulgaria's Grigorov in golden score but lost to Taiwan's Liang. Matan Kukuliev (under 66 kg) won his first two matches against Greece's Anastasopoulos and Britain's Charlie Young, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Morocco's Bouchita via ippon. Adam Hazan (under 66 kg) won his first match against France's Ray but lost to Italy's Valerio Acooli by ippon.
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