Israeli Judokas Eliminated in Zagreb Grand Prix Round of 16
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Israeli judokas Inbar Lanir and Yosef Simin were eliminated in the round of 16 at the Zagreb Grand Prix. Lanir lost to the world championship runner-up after returning from a shoulder injury. Simin was defeated by his Polish opponent. Other Israeli competitors, Gaya Bar Or, Roy Sivan, and Segav Ben Harush, also exited the tournament in earlier rounds.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Inbar Lanir lost in the round of 16 at the Zagreb Grand Prix after returning from injury.
- Yosef Simin was also eliminated in the round of 16 by his Polish opponent.
- Lanir's defeat came against the world championship runner-up, her previous opponent.
- Gaya Bar Or, Roy Sivan, and Segav Ben Harush were eliminated in earlier rounds.
- Lanir's comeback competition followed a seven-month recovery from a shoulder injury.
Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir was defeated in the round of 16 at the Zagreb Grand Prix, marking her return to competition after a seven-month recovery from a shoulder injury sustained at the European Championships. Lanir, competing in the up to 78 kg category, won her first match against Tokarba of Kazakhstan with two Wazari scores. In the second round, she faced the French judoka, who is the world championship runner-up and the opponent against whom Lanir was injured. After regulation time, Lanir had two penalties, while her opponent had one. The match went into golden score, where the French judoka secured a Yuko to win.
Also eliminated in the round of 16 was Yosef Simin (up to 100 kg). Simin began his competition in the second round, defeating Keita of Guinea with two Wazari. In the round of 16, he lost to Peter Kosa of Poland by Ippon.
Other Israeli competitors also faced early exits. Roy Sivan (up to 90 kg) lost his second-round match to Badel of Italy, who scored two Wazari. In the same weight category, Segav Ben Harush also lost in the second round after receiving a third penalty in golden score against Van Herk of the Netherlands.
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