La joven judoca cubana Idelannis Gómez. Foto: YouTube.

World Junior Judo Championship: bronze medal for Cuban Idelannis Gómez

The young Cuban judoka Idelannis GóIn the event in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Gómez won one of the two bronze medals in her division after defeating the German Sarah Mehlau by Ippón. Mez was ranked 13th among the 63 participating countries yesterday individual tournament of the Junior World Championship, by winning the bronze medal in the 70 kilograms (kg).

At the event in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Gómez got one of the two bronze medals in her division after defeating the German Sarah Mehlau by Ippón.

In preliminaries, the Cuban outscored the French Florine Soula and the Czech Julie Zarybnick by Ippón, but lost to the German Samira Bock.

With these results, he guaranteed to discuss the bronze medal and reached it with victory against Mehlau, who finally came in fifth place.

Photo: Play-Off Magazine.

Yesterday the Cuban Serguei Rodríguez (90 kg) lost by Ippón in his debut against the American Alexander Knauf.

Today, Saturday, the last date of the individual tournament, Dayanara Curbelo (+78 kg) and Omar Curz (+100 kg) will compete for Cuba. They will have as rivals the Georgian Ana Sherazadishvili and the Azerbaijani Kanan Nasibov.

The actions at the Voltaire Paladines Polo Coliseum will conclude on Sunday with the mixed team tournament, which summons the divisions of 57, 70 and +70 (f), and 73, 90 and +90 kg (m).

373 judokas from 63 countries participate in the individual tournament of the youth world.

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