Double bronze for Italy a Sarajevo who, on the second day of the European Open in Bosnia-Herzegovina, reached the podium Ylenia Monaco in the 52 kg and with Vincenzo Pelligra in the 81 kg. Defeated in the quarter-finals by the Serbian Nikolina Nisavic, Ylenia Monaco promptly made up for it by overcoming the Bosnian Nikolina Stjepanovic with a beautiful wazari of ko uchi garie and then, in the final for third place, with ippon of uki goshi on the Serbian Sara Jocic. Vincenzo Pelligra’s match, however, began with the victory over the Montenegrin Marko Gusic by wazari di soda tsuri komi goshi, which was followed by the defeat against Benedek Toth (Hun) determined by the third shido in the golden score. Victory for ippon (sode tsuri komi goshi) in recovery with the Serbian Vukan Stanimirovic and then, bronze medal around the neck thanks to another decisive sode tsuri komi goshi (wazari) in the final with the Slovenian Alijaz Plantak.
“Despite two physical problems that invalidated today’s competitive performance – he said Vincenzo Pelligra– moving up a weight category, I managed to win the bronze medal”.
“I am very happy for this medal – he said instead Ylenia Monaco– few know what’s behind it and for me after two years of stopping it’s a great achievement that I’m proud of. I hope it is the beginning of a great story and I can only thank my mother and father for the hand they give me every day, my teacher Gianluca Ferro and Luca Pisano who are always present even from a distance and my partner Sara Lisciani who came to support me despite not being able to participate in the race.”
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Positive results were also obtained in Slovenia Copper Cadet European Cup where, to the four medals won on Saturday (silver Bonzano and bronze Chiarella, Palillo and Macis), today were added the success full of Giulia Sorellifirst in the 57 kg and third places by Giorgia Grassi in the 63 kg and Carlotta Schiavon in the +70 kg. Four victories that brought Giulia Sorelli to the top step of the podium, considering that her first round opponent, Ida Kadic (Cro), did not show up, were obtained in order over Ana Gliga (Rou), Margherita Actis ( Ita), Haya Veinhandl Obaid (Slo) and Amelia Paven (Rou).
“Today ended on a high note! He said Giulia Sorelli– For me, every medal has a unique value and today’s has a lot of it. I thank my gym as always, the Judokan! But I will forever be grateful to my family, every day I aspire to make them proud of me. Thanks to all the people who are with me every day to help me reach increasingly extraordinary goals.”
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