Israeli Judoka Inbal Shemesh Reaches Grand Prix Final in Zagreb
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Israeli judoka Inbal Shemesh reached the final of the Grand Prix in Zagreb, Croatia, and will compete for the gold medal. Shemesh, in the under 57 kg category, defeated competitors from four countries to advance. A total of 17 Israeli athletes are participating in the event, with other Israeli judokas eliminated in earlier rounds.
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Inbal Shemesh will compete for the gold medal in the Grand Prix in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Seventeen Israeli athletes are representing Israel at the Grand Prix event.
- Other Israeli judokas, including Tamar Malca and Ili Khayon, were eliminated in earlier rounds.
Israeli judoka Inbal Shemesh has advanced to the final of the Grand Prix in Zagreb, Croatia, where she will compete for the gold medal.
Shemesh's path to the final involved winning her initial matches against Matikainen of Finland via penalty, Souza of Brazil by ippon, and Topprak of Great Britain via waza-ari in golden score.
In total, 17 Israeli athletes are participating in the Grand Prix event. Other Israeli judokas competed but did not reach the final stages. Tamar Malca (under 48 kg) lost her second-round match to Springler of Austria. Ili Khayon (under 52 kg) won her first match but was defeated in the second round by Pop of Hungary.
In the under 60 kg category, Ariel Shulman won his first match against Yang of the USA but lost his second to Bakitzhan. Yonathan Wexler defeated Grigorov of Bulgaria in golden score but lost to Liang of Taiwan in the second round. Matan Kokolayev (under 66 kg) won his first two matches before losing in the quarterfinals to Bouchita of Morocco. Adam Hazan (under 66 kg) won his first match but was defeated in the second round by Valerio Accoli of Italy.
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