The Italy judo-team is leaving for Tel Avivwhere a Grand Slam with 56 participating nations, over four hundred athletes competed. The blue delegation made up of nineteen athletes who will be followed by ten technicians is nourished and confident.
Raffaele Toniolo: “The first race of the season, this GS in Tel Aviv, for our TOP players after the training period in Japan in January. With 56 nations and over 400 athletes at the start, the race in Israel is very tough. Our athletes are ready to win important points for Olympic qualification and to do well. With respect to the call-ups, Giulia Carnà and Elios Manzi are absent, who must observe a period of rest to recover from a small injury to a finger on his hand”.
Raffaele Parlati: “The Telaviv GS will be the first stage of 2023 for the national team in the 60 kg Angelo Pantano will compete, in the 66 kg Elios Manzi will not fight due to a hand injury that will keep him away from the tatami for about 15 days, the novelty in this category will be the return of Fabio Basile in the category that saw him triumph in Rio 2016, in the 73 kg there will be both Giovanni Esposito and Manuel Lombardo, in the 81 kg Antonio Esposito, in the 90 kg Christian Parlati and Mungai, in the 100 kg Gennaro Pirelli. Having done a good job in Japan, I am convinced that all the boys can start this year in the best possible way”.
Francesco Bruyere: “First race of 2023 for the Women’s Team, we come from a good build-up period in the first part of the year, in which the girls worked a lot technically and physically to further raise their level. We have reached an excellent state of form and there is a great desire to get back into the game immediately to show what we are worth. Five of our athletes start as seeded and this gives us good hope, the race is a race and we will give our best as always”.
The team
60 kg: Simone Aversa and Angelo Pantano66 kg: Fabio Basile73 kg: Giovanni Esposito and Manuel Lombardo81 kg: Tiziano Falcone and Antonio Esposito90 kg: Nicholas Mungai and Christian Parlati100 kg: Gennaro Pirelli48 kg: Francesca Milani and Assunta Scutto52 kg: Odette Giuffrida57 kg: Veronica Toniolo63 kg: Flavia Favorini and Nicolle D Isanto70 kg: Martina Esposito78 kg: Alice Bellandi+78 kg: Asya TavanoTechnicians: Antonio Ciano, Andrea Pastorelli, Corrado Bongiorno, Raffaele Toniolo, Raffaele Parlati, Francesco Bruyere, Alessandro Comi, Domenico Di Guida Doctor: Stefano Bonagura Physiotherapist: Valerio Piepoli
TV programming
RAI
Thursday 16
Live on rai sport 4.05 – 5.30 pm followed on Rai Play until 6.30 pm
Deferred Rai Sport from 10.00pm – 11.00pm
Friday 17
16.00 – 18.00 live Rai Sport
Saturday 18 live ray play 16.00 – 18.30
+Rai Sport deferred from 00.30
Comment: Fabrizio Tumbarello and Luigi Guido
Sky Sport Arena
Thursday 16
Live 16.00 – 18.30
Friday 17
direct 16.00 – 18.00
Saturday 18
direct 16.00 – 18.30
Comment: Ivano Pasqualino and Ylenia Scapin
