Cuba did not reach medals in the World Championship of judowhich ran until this Sunday in Doha, Qatar.
In their last opportunity to win an individual prize, the Cuban judokas suffered the defeat of the world champion Andy Granda (+100 kg) until then, who now finished in seventh place.
After two successes against his first rivals, the man from Matanzas fell to Russian Inal Tasoev, who ultimately won the silver medal. Then, looking for a podium finish, he was defeated in a close fight by Brazilian Rafael Silva, who finished in bronze in a division won by French multi-champion Teddy Riner.
Meanwhile, the star Idalis Ortiz did not go up to the mat after suffering an injury in training, which left fifth place for Iván Silva (90 kg) as the best result on the island, ranked 26th among the participating nations. according to review the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
The rest of the Cubans could not do justice in the contest either, as Arnaes Odelín (57 kg), Magdiel Estrada (73 kg), Maylín del Toro (63 kg), Idelannis Gómez (100 kg) and Liester Cardona (100 kg), they fell in their first fights and could not advance in the fight for the medals.
By country, Japan led the medal table in the individual tournament with five gold, two silver and four bronze medals, followed by France (2-3-2) and Georgia (2-1-1).
This Sunday, the Cubans will have their last chance to win medals in the mixed team competition. His first rival is the strong team from the Netherlands.
If they do not reach the podium, what happened in 2021 would be repeated, when Cuba also said goodbye to the World Cup without medals, and broke a streak of more than three decades winning at least one medal in world championships.
