Amiata was the absolute protagonist at the Judo Masters World Championships which were held from Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 September in the Polish city of Krakow, a place linked to the figure of Karol Wojtyla who became Pope and today St. John Paul II.
A gold and a silver, respectively, for Cristina Magini of Judo Kwai Amiatino of Piancastagnaio in the +78 kg F4 category and for Alessandra D’Amario of ASD Body Life of Castel del Piano in the 52 kg F3 category.
Two great multi-titled champions both nationally and internationally, who have confirmed their value in a discipline that, on the Amiata. it is probably the one that has collected the most affirmations both nationally and internationally.
Per Cristina Magini this is the first world title, a title that completes a successful career born in her Piancastagnaio when as a child she started her path in Judo Kwai Amiatano which, this year celebrates the 45th year of its foundation.
Only one piece was missing to complete his palmares, which includes youth national titles and Masters, a European Masters title, a World Masters team title.
Cristina won the gold by overcoming the solid and strong Canadian athlete Amanada Mcalpino who gave her a hard time in both challenges of the final, always bringing her to the golden score won first by waza ari and then by ippon (shido al .
“After 10 years of not participating in the world championships, I can only say that I am happy to have taken the gold medal. The hymn that plays for you is always a unique emotion ”, the first words of the athlete from Piancastagnaio from Amiata.
“He spent a whole summer preparing this important appointment under the technical direction of his partner / teacher Marco Gigli, sacrificing his holidays – tells us Leonardo Angelini, instructor and manager of the Gym“ V. Vinciarelli ”of the JKA – It had been years that he had in mind this dream which has finally and most of all deservedly become in this 2022 ″.
