Discover the position of the Senegalese Judo Federation
Finally no clash between Basketball and Judo at the Dakar Arena. A solution is being found. According to our colleagues at the IGFM, judo leaders say they are ready to find a plan B and make way for the orange ball.
“There is a meeting tomorrow Monday at the Ministry of Sports with the minister. It’s about finding a solution. But I think that judo will give way to basketball. This is what will happen because Senegal cannot miss the men’s Afrobasket. We risk suspension. This is what we understood,” said an Online Media Source.
The Senegalese Judo Federation and the Basketball Federation risked meeting at the Dakar Arena at the same time. The two bodies will each host a competition on the same dates.
In order not to cancel the International Judo Open, indicate our colleagues, the judokas have almost found a plan. The Diamniadio Exhibition Center could host this International Judo Open from November 21 to 24, 2024. “Understanding the issues, judo is looking for a plan B. Basketball cannot have a plan B, unlike judo. This is why judo is currently targeting this Center. But everything will be known tomorrow during the meeting with the Minister of Sports. It will be about finding a solution to prevent the image of Senegal from going around the world,” concludes our Source, insisting on the holding of the Afrobasket qualifiers at Dakar Arena.
