Santo Domingo, RD.- With the participation of more than 350 Judo athletes, with delegations from the United States, Puerto Rico and Haiti, the Naco International Judo Cup was announced, to be held NEXT Saturday in the dojo of that club with special dedication to Mrs. Viviana Raposo.
The details were announced by the immortal of Sport and director of Judo of the Naco Club, the sensei, Juan Chalas and Berta García, president of the Naco Judo Parents Association, at a press conference.
The Judo Naco Cup will be dedicated this year to Mrs. Vivian Raposo, mother of one of the great judokas of the country, Juan Tavares, where together with her son, she took on judo for her along with other mothers and they did a great job, that’s why The dedication.
Berta García welcomed those present and valued the unrestricted support that the Club’s Board of Directors is providing to make this event a success, as in all previous years. “We thank Madeline Andino, 1st Vice President of the Naco Sports Club, Michael Alfaro, Member of the Naco Sports Club, Angel Serulle, President of the National District Judo Association for joining us today,” said Garcia.
He proclaimed that the Judo Naco Cup is one of the largest competitive Judo events in the country in which more than 350 judokas from the interior, the National District and abroad meet. It has the endorsement of the District Association and FEDOJUDO.,
Participation record Clubs
The immortal of Sports, Sensei, Juan Chalas declared that the following clubs are already confirmed from Puerto Rico: Aguada Judo Club, Carolina Training Center, Vaquero Judo Club and Nuevo Horizonte. Several judo clubs come from the United States, as well as from Haiti. He said that they will compete in the benjamin to adult categories, in both branches.
The athletes of the Associations of the provinces of Independencia, Azua, San Juan de la Maguana, Barahona, San Cristóbal, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo, La Romana, Monte Plata, María Trinidad Sánchez, Duarte, La Vega, Santiago will do so from the country. , San Pedro, Monseñor Noel, and a preselection of cadet and junior Judo.
Judo UASD, Tavarez Judo, Judo Bameso, Matsunaga, José Dojo, Casa Nacional, Villa Francisca and the hosts of Club Naco will compete from the District clubs. “We have already confirmed some 31 clubs in the country,” he said.
