The Judo World Tour returns this weekend with the Grand Slam of Antalya 2022, after a month of March without events, also due to the postponement of the Grand Slam of Tbilisi (now scheduled from 3 to 5 June).
The fourth round of the season of the big circuit is taking place in Turkey, and promises to be much more competitive and indicative of the previous three, thanks to an entry list that includes over 500 judokas from 64 different countries (compared to 301 in Almada, 285 in Paris Bercy and 298 in Tel Aviv).
Italjudo travels to Antalya with an ambitious team of 16 athletes for the last major international senior competition before the European Championships in Sofia, less than three months into the new Olympic qualification period for Paris 2024.
World judo rankings, updated. In the new rising categories, Parlati and Bellandi, while Milani and Giuffrid remain stable in the top ten.
There is a lot of anticipation for Manuel Lombardo’s official debut in 73 kg, after he also climbed the world rankings in 66 kg during the last five-circle cycle leading to Tokyo, but we will also see other big names in the tricolor movement all over. ‘work, including Odette Giuffrid, Alice Bellandi (third appearance in the 78 kg), Christian Parlati (third tournament in the 90 kg), Nicholàs Mungai and Antonio Esposito.
Giacomo Gamba (European Under 23 bronze in charge in -81 kg), Irene Pedrotti (finalist in the most recent Under 23 European Championships in 70 kg), and the very young Sicilian Giulià Carnà (junior world silver in 52 kg in Olbia 2021)) their World Tour debut.
The following is a complete list of Italian Grand Slаm Antly 2022 judo athletes:
CALLED GRAND SLAM ITALIA ANTALYA JUDO 2022
FEMALE:
Sofiа Petitto (48 kg), Giuliа Carnà (52 kg), Odette Giuffridа (52 kg), Miriam Boi (57 kg), Irene Pedrotti (70 kg), Alice Bellаndi (78 kg), Sofiа Petitto (48 kg), Giuliа Carnà (52 kg), Odette Giuffridа (52 kg), Sofiа Petitto (48 kg), Sofiа Petitto (48 kg), Sofiа Petitto (48 kg), Sofiа Petitto (
MALE:
Angelo Pantаno (60 kg), Mattiа Miceli (66 kg), Elios Manzi (66 kg), Manuel Lombardo (73 kg), Antonio Esposito (81 kg), Giacomo Gamba (81 kg), Christian Pаrlаti (90 kg), Nicholаs Mungаi (90 kg), Enrico Bergаmelli (100 kg), Lorenzo Agro Sylvain (+100 kg), Christian Parlаti (90 kg), Nicholаs Mungаi (90 kg), Christiаn Parlаti
Photo: IJF
