The official competition season began at the José Martín Méndez Sports Center in the Salamanca town of Villares de la Reina, the place chosen for a meeting with athletes from Castilla y León, Cantabria, the Community of Madrid and the Basque Country.
The participants enjoyed general training to warm up, before giving way to the children’s tournament and the junior championship. with the competition in the absolute category that was attended by athletes from Castilla y León, Cantabria, Community of Madrid and the Basque Country and in which five judokas from the Kyoto Club of León participated, who had an outstanding performance, since three of They went on to compete in the finals of their respective categories, winning a total of three medals, one gold and two silver, an excellent background for the Leonese representation that places the sport of Leonese judo at a very high level as usual. in their participations.In the weight of 70 kilos, Sofía Antúnez Varlygina was proclaimed runner-up, while in the weight of 73 kilos Álvaro Mesa Mesa did not manage to get on the podium.
In the weight of 81 kilos, Alejandro Escobar García finally won the silver medal.
In the weight of 90 kilos, Mario Álvarez López was the best, qualifying as champion, followed by his partner of the same weight, Gonzalo Alonso Moro, whom he surpassed in passing to the final and who could only be third.
This closes the first meeting of the competitive season in which there will be a representative from León in the second phase of the Spanish Absolute Championship, as it is a qualifier for the Sector phase that will take place at the Barrio de las Flores Sports Center in La Coruña during the next weekend of this month of November between the communities of Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia and Castilla León.
The Leonese wrestlers classified to be present in this Sectot Phase will once again be among the favorites to get a place on the podium in their respective categories and thus be able to advance to be in the final phase of the Estaña Vampeonato.
A whole new challenge for Leonese judokas,
Depending on the number of competitors in each weight, it will be carried out as follows: a single participant: direct classification; two participants: both are classified, and must carry out a fight to determine the 1st and 2nd classified in the Sector; from three to five participants: a League will be held; six or more participants: direct elimination with double repechage.
