The cuban judoka Omar Cruz closed the performance of the Cuban delegation in the Junior World Championship based in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuadorwinning the silver medal in the +100 kilogram division, according to official media reports on the Island.
The Antillean, monarch of the I Guadeloupe 2022 Caribbean Gamestriumphed in all his bouts by ippon until reaching the final against the talented Japanese Yuta Nakamura, according to a note of the sports portal Hit.
Silver for Cuban Omar Cruz in the Youth World Cup #Judo
Omar Cruz signs the best result of the delegation in the fight based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. #Cuba #CubanSport https://t.co/8Fws6YAp7S pic.twitter.com/wToYzUby5D— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) August 14, 2022
On his way to the decider, Cruz beat Azerbaijani Kanan Nasibov by ippon in the first outing on the tatami, and in the quarter-final stage he beat Netherlands representative Jules Blom by waza-ari-awasete-ippon.
The Cuban then disposed of the American Christian Konoval, by hansoku-make, and in the final against the Japanese Nakamura, runner-up of the 2022 Portuguese Judo Grand Prix, withstood regulation time without allowing positive actions, the report adds.
In the golden rule extension, the Japanese asserted his status as favorite and took him out of the fight with an ippon projection. However, the subtitle was the best result achieved by the representatives of the Greater Antilles in this competition.
Also this Saturday Dayanara Curbelo, Cuban representative in the +78 kilos division, beat the Georgian Ana Sherazadishvili by ippon, but in the second round she lost to the Turkish Hilal Ozturk by waza-ari-awasete-ippon. Thus, she was left without the possibility of accessing the medalists, points out the specialized publication.
With this performance, Cuba finished in 12th place in a competition with young people from 63 nations. Before, he had added the bronze medals of Kimy Bravo (-66 kg) and Idelannis Gómez (-70 kg).
The tournament had Japan as the wide winner after winning 10 medals, divided into six gold, two silver and the same amount of bronze. France (1-2-3) and Turkey (1-2-2) completed the podium by country, reports the publication.
