The second day of the European Cup Junior at Lignano gave a boost to Italy who, with the gold medals of Micaela Sciacovelli in the 52 kg and of Michela Terranova in the 57 kg together with the silver one of Henry Owusu Asare Owusu in the 90 kg, it rose to first place in the medal table for nations, leaving behind Georgia, second and Germany, third.
“Great finale for our riders with Sciacovelli and Terranova absolute dominators of their categories. -he commented Salvatore Ferro, coach of the Azzurri – Two successes arrived at the end of a match conducted by protagonists and without flaws. Owusu’s medal was also important and deserved as he stubbornly managed all the matches until the final where, however, he was stopped by a leap from the Bosnian athlete. It’s a shame for the three fifth places of Stella, Massimetti and Finestrone who nevertheless provided authoritative performances.”
“It was a very well organized match – said the Italian coach Vito Zocco– and the level of the participating athletes was very high, it is enough to mention the presence of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany and France, but our Italians were among the best and for the third consecutive year we managed to win the general classification, the medal table and thanks certainly go to them and their companies and the families who invest in these young people. Thanks are due to Kuroki Tarcento and all the volunteers who made this event a flagship of the European junior circuit”.
“Today this gold medal finally arrived – he said smiling Micaela Sciacovelli– and I am very happy and I thank my company Union Bari, my family and this is just the beginning, for me it is just a launching pad, I have too big dreams”.
“I felt very good from the start – she said Michela Terranova– and the final was the match that excited me the most, also because the 57 kg is a new category for me, in which I recently won the Italian title. I am really happy with this result and I thank my Carabinieri commander Luigi Guido, my technician Giovanni Carollo, Matteo Marconcini and all my family, who are always close to me”.
“I’m very happy with the race – he said Henry Owusu Asare Owusu– the only regret is the final but I managed to redeem myself from the race in Portugal. First of all, I would like to thank my gym, my president Lucia Rubini, my teacher Luigi Crescini, my technicians Luca Ravanetti and Jacopo Cavalca, my companions who help me in training and the Salvatore Robuschi company for the project that allows me to undertake in collaboration with my judo school. A thought also goes to my class who cheered for me from a distance.
Judo Kuroki therefore celebrated the 41st Tarcento Trophy in style, for the thirteenth time the European Junior Cup, awarding the Tarcento Trophy (reserved for the men’s sector) to Georgia, the European Union Cup to Germany (first in the women’s ranking), the Valli del Torre to Italy first in the overall medal table, the Costantini Cup to the Società Ginnastica Triestina for the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Society with the best result and finally to Australia the Amicizia Cup.
>>> LIGNANO RESULTS ON SUNDAY
A weekend full of events ended in Castel Maggiore, at the FIJLKAM Emilia Romagna Regional Technical Centre, where athletes, coaches, teachers and referees actively participated in numerous events organized by the Regional Committee which revolved around the central event of the Grand Prix Nazionale Kata “Emilia Romagna” 2024. Today, the fourth stage of the Grand Prix Kata and the “Otello Bisi” Trophy, saw 184 athletes (92 pairs), all Italian, compete, marking the record of presence of the season and certainly of recent years. It is worth highlighting the presence of 50 athletes (25 couples) Under 18, which confirms the growing interest in movement even among the younger age groups. To testify to the importance of the event, the President of the Emilia Romagna Regional Judo Sector Committee Francesco Rasori and the Deputy President of FIJLKAM Giovanni Morsiani, attended the event underlining their appreciation and support for the athletes and events involving kata. Always present from the National Kata Commission were Master Cesare Amorosi, Master Monica Piredda and Master Giosuè Erissini who coordinated the referees and the running of the event organized by the Emilia Romagna Regional Committee. The last Grand Prix of Castel Maggiore (BO) therefore bids farewell to everyone in Ostia for the Italian Championship which will take place for the first time at the Palapellicone. The competitive event was preceded on Saturday 20 April by a whole series of activities: in the morning the regional and national exams for Kata Referees took place, followed by two parallel internship sessions for the younger ones organized by the Emilia Regional Committee Romagna. Children aged 5 to 7 had the opportunity to participate in the “Judo and Motor Games” stage conducted by Maestro Cesare Amorosi and Dr. Sara Baldin, aided by the Italian national team athlete Barbara Bruni Cerchier. At the same time, children from 8 to 11 years old tried their hand at the “Technique – Randori – Kata” stage under the guidance of the National Kata Referee and Technical Collaborator of the Emilia Romagna Region Marco Bondi, by the athletes of the Italian Kata National Team Mauro Collini and Laura Bugo, helped by the athletes of the Italian national team Tommaso Rondinini and Lisa Cesario. The afternoon continued with a further training session from 5pm to 7pm, focused on “Key points to train for Kata practice and competition: Nage – Katame – Ju No kata”, aimed at technicians, federal teachers of kata and athletes, conducted by the National Kata Commission valid as training credits for the updating of technical teachers in Emilia-Romagna.
>>> GRAND PRIX RESULTS KATA EMILIA ROMAGNA
2024-04-21 17:42:37
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