Israeli Judo Team Competes at Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
Ten Israeli judokas are competing at the Grand Slam Abu Dhabi tournament. Yitzhak Aspiz and Gefen Primo have advanced to medal matches for bronze. Primo defeated Paris Olympic champion Diera Kuldorova. Other Israeli competitors were eliminated in earlier rounds.
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- Israeli judokas Yitzhak Aspiz and Gefen Primo will compete for bronze medals in Abu Dhabi.
- Gefen Primo defeated Paris Olympic champion Diera Kuldorova of Uzbekistan.
- Ten Israeli judokas are representing the country at the Grand Slam Abu Dhabi.
- Yitzhak Aspiz lost in the quarterfinals but advanced to the repechage for bronze.
- Several other Israeli judokas were eliminated in earlier rounds of the competition.
The Israeli national judo team began its participation in the Grand Slam Abu Dhabi tournament on Thursday with 10 representatives. Yitzhak Aspiz (up to 60 kg) advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Italy's Carlino by ippon, but then lost to Kudbudinov of Tajikistan, sending him to the repechage. In the repechage, he defeated Charlie Aire of Great Britain and will compete for the bronze medal against Bakhtiyorov of Uzbekistan.
Gefen Primo (up to 52 kg) reached the quarterfinals after an impressive win against Paris Olympic champion Diera Kuldorova of Uzbekistan. She then defeated Kenya Perna of Italy in the quarterfinals. Primo lost in the semifinals to the Croatian Topolovec after a close match and will now compete for the bronze medal against Tereza Bodnarova of the Czech Republic.
Other Israeli competitors included Tom Schimshai (up to 66 kg), who won his first match against Kubz of Russia but lost in the second round to Pashayev of Azerbaijan. Tamar Nelson Levy (up to 57 kg) lost in golden score to Yu of Korea. Matan Kokolayev (up to 66 kg) was defeated in his second-round match by Yilkayev of Azerbaijan.
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