The Judo World Tour will resume on Friday 1st April with the Antalya Grand Slam. While waiting for the Turkish appointment and, above all, for the start of the Olympic qualification period for Paris 2024 (which will start at the end of June), let’s take a closer look at the position of Italian athletes in the various world classifications.
In the women’s ranking the best of the blue is Francesca Milani, with a provisional seventh place in the 48 kg, but in the top ten there is also Odette Giuffrida (ninth in the 52 kg). Of note is Alice Bellandi’s meteoric rise to 33rd place in -78 kg after only two races in her new weight class.
Manuel Lombardo, 23, from Turin, is currently the only one of our champions in the top 10 in the men’s field (he is 7th in the 66 kg), but the 23 year old will move to 73 kg for the next Olympic cycle and will have to start again in his new category. ,. Also noteworthy in this case is the rise of Christian Parlati (involved in the 81 kg up to Tokyo), who jumped to 47th place in the 90 kg ranking after only two tournaments at the beginning of the season.
‘They will be champions’, says Assunta Scutto, a legend of Campania judo who knows no bounds.
Starting March 29, 2022, here are the updated world judo rankings:
Men
-60 kg:
Best Italian: Angelo Pantano, 33rd with 1029 points
-66 kg:
-73 kg:
-81 kg:
-90 kg:
-100 kg:
Best Italian: Enrico Bergamelli, 106th with 137 points
+100 kg:
Best Italian: Lorenzo Agro Sylvain, 91st with 135 points
Women
-48 kg:
-52 kg:
-57 kg:
Best Italian: Veronica Toniolo, 50th with 608 points
-63 kg:
-70 kg:
-78 kg:
Best Italian: Alice Bellandi, 33rd with 990 points
+78 kg:
Best Italian: Ericà Simonetti, 81st with 86 points
Photo: IJF
