Leonardo Smart and Julio Carez They continue with the set-up to compete in the World Veterans Championship Las Vegas 2024 and that will develop from November 3 to 7.
The International Judo Federation competition will have 1,485 competitors from 68 countries, being one of the most important in the history of the category, where Carez will compete in M3 -81 kilograms and Smart in M4 +100 kilograms.
The Comodorenses They will start their trip on October 31 y On November 2 they will travel to the United States. “After having participated in the South American and the Pan American, where we took podiums, we achieved qualification to compete in this World Cup. This tournament It will be one of the largest that has been done so far because there are more than 65 countries and about 1,500 competitors”Smart indicated.
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Regarding the preparation for the World Cup, he indicated: “we are training hard, Julio (Carez) in his dojo and I in mine with Aldana (Smart), to that I add the training in the Methodological Department with the teacher Juan Carlos Manquecheo. We are at full capacity, doing everything we can to arrive in the best possible way.”
Regarding expectations, Smart stated that “we hope to have good results. In my category I have approximately 18 competitors. We see it as complicated, but at the same time we are happy to have this enormous challenge for both of us.”
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On the other hand and in communication with Champion Pasta y ADNSURcommented that both are in search of financial support, considering that there are difficulties in paying for each of the expenses that everything entails.
“For this trip, the costs are complicated, both accommodation, the tournament and tickets. For now We have our own contributions and we are looking for sponsors to cover the expensesI’m not saying that they cover everything, but yes “to have help and make it easier to represent our country,” he stated. “Every bit helps,” Smart added.
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Likewise, he maintained that they work very hard to reach 100% and thus leave their mark in the great contest that is coming. “We are training as hard as possible without letting up, both physically and technically. Colleagues from other provinces come to give us a hand and when we travel to other regions, everyone gives you a hand to go to the World Cup,” he concluded.
