Mayra Aguiar won the second silver medal for Brazil in the Judo Grand Slam in Tbilisi (Georgia) this Sunday (5th). On the last day of competition, Mayra was surpassed in the gold dispute in the 75 kilos category by the German Anna-Maria Wagner, current world champion. With today’s podium (5), Brazil won four medals, all won by women. In addition to Mayra, Ketleyn Quadros (63kg) also secured silver, and Tamires Crude (63kg) and Rafaela Silva (57kg) took bronze.
My fantastic foursome ⚡️
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? @Rafaelasilvaa
? @tamirescrude #BrasilJudo #JudoTbilisi pic.twitter.com/KnPUSyzR1w— CBJ (@JudoCBJ) June 5, 2022
Before reaching the final, Mayra Aguiar had two consecutive victories by ippon: first she beat the host Tchanturia and in the next fight, the semifinal, she beat French Audrey Tcheumeo. In the gold decision, Mayra took a waza-ari of the German Anna-Maria Wagner and took the runner-up.
The silver in Tbilisi earned 700 points for the gaúcha who can return to the top 8 in the world, a condition to enter the next competitions as a seed.
Other results
Two other Brazilians fought in Tbilisi this Sunday (5th). André Humberto (100 kg) debuted with a victory against the Ukrainian Oleksii Yershov, but lost to hosts Beriashvili in the quarterfinals, and in the repechage he was surpassed by Kazakh Serikbayev.
In the over 100 kg category, Juscelino Nascimento Júnior was defeated in his first fight by Frenchman Joseph Terhec.
The next stage of the International Judo Federation (IJF) world circuit begins on June 24 with the Grand Slam in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia). The competition begins the Olympic qualification for the Paris Games in 2024.
