Valdemoreno judoka Adrián Nieto adds a new bronze on the European tatami

<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/02/bronze-by-paissoni-at-the-european-open-2022-in-warsaw/" title="Bronze by Paissoni at the European Open 2022 in Warsaw”>Adrian Nieto (1998) has won one more bronze on the international tatami. The Valdemoro athlete climbed to the third step of the podium for his weight, less than 66 kilos, at the European Open held this weekend in Sarajevo, where 161 competitors from 23 countries gathered.

After getting his first metal of the new Olympic cycle In the European Cup held in Malaga from October 12 to 13, Nieto won third place in Sarajevo by beating the Slovakian Gasper Kokalj in the quarterfinals and the Kosovo Muhanmedin Veseli in the fight for bronze. He could not, however, with the Montenegrin judoka Petar Radovic, who managed to beat him in the semifinal before ending up losing in the final against his compatriot, Jusuf Nukovic, gold in the category.

“Objective achieved, not as I wanted, but objective achieved,” the Valdemoreño declared on his social networks, sharing a photograph of the podium and ensuring that he is going for more.

Spain left the competition second in the country classification, only behind Slovenia. He added a total of 4 metals: the golds from Gemma María Gómez and Diego Fernández Campillo, the silver from Laura Vázquez Fernández and the bronze from Adrián Nieto.

Good results for the lower categories

This weekend has also been very good for the lower categories of Judo Valdemoro, the club in which Nieto began to take his first steps. The cadets and children have returned from the Spanish Super Cup in Avilés with a gold medal, won by the champion of Spain, Andrea Fernández; a bronze, obtained by Hugo Huerta, and two fifth places, signed by Alejandra and Elena.