Throughout this week the 45th National Military Judo Championship has been held in Ferrol, with the participation of the Army, the Air Force and Space, the Navy, the Civil Guard, the Royal Guard and the Tunisian National Team , is last as a guest.
The Artillery sergeant, Alejandro Martínez Valenzuela, assigned to the Ramix-30, attended the event in the -81 kg category, finally taking the title of Champion of Spain in his category.
Last Tuesday the competition began with the individual men’s and women’s championship. Sergeant Alejandro Martínez Valenzuela won the gold medal in his weight, after defeating four adversaries and beating the captain of the Air and Space Army, Miguel Ángel Borrallo Sánchez, in the final.
On Wednesday the men’s team competition took place where the Army had obtained the gold medal in 2017. This year there was the participation of the Tunisian National Team as a guest at the tournament. The Army won all the teams, obtaining first place for the fifth consecutive year, taking into account that in 2020 there was no championship due to Covid-19. Second place went to the Air Force and Space, and third place to the Civil Guard.
The end of the championship was celebrated yesterday with the closing ceremony and the awarding of medals to all the athletes who managed to get on the podium. Sergeant Alejandro Martínez Valenzuela took gold for the fourth consecutive year in the men’s category of -81 kg and by teams. In addition, this year he was awarded the trophy for the outstanding military athlete for his magnificent participation. With this trophy, he will be considered an elite athlete and high military performance, which represents a new success both for the sport of our city, as well as for COMGECEU and for the Ushiro Gymnasium.
