The season of the great international judo is about to come to an end, with only one important event still scheduled and which will complete the World Tour 2024. We are talking about the legendary Tokyo Grand Slam, scheduled in a month (7-8 December) but with a starting field that promises to be less numerous and of lower quality than the last editions due to an unfavorable timing.
After the Paris Olympic Games, only two major circuit events have been held so far, in addition to the Junior World Championships which in turn awarded points for the world rankings. Italy, fresh from a high-profile two-year period in which it achieved many prestigious results, can now count on a good number of extremely competitive athletes on a global level.
Focusing on the World Ranking List current Olympic champion Alice Bellandi he looks down on everyone in the -78 kg category but the reigning world gold medalist in the -52 kg category also stands on the podium in their respective weight categories Odette Giuffrida (n.2), the 2023 world silver medalist of -73 kg Manuel Lombardo (n.2) and the vice-world champion of -48 kg Assunta Scutto (n.3).
Also in the top 10 are the young emerging Asya Tavano (eighth in the +78 kg), Matteo Piras (eighth in the -66 kg) and Antonio Esposito (tenth in the -81 kg), but Gennaro Pirelli’s 13th places in the -90 should also be highlighted kg and Kim Polling in -70 kg. Christian Parlati is down, 17th in the -90 kg category. Below are the world rankings updated as of November 4, 2024:
Men
-60 kg:
-66 kg:
-73 kg:
-81 kg:
-90 kg:
-100 kg:
+100 kg:
Best Italian: Kwadjo Anani, 66th with 529 points.
Donne
-48 kg:
-52 kg:
-57 kg:
-63 kg:
-70 kg:
-78 kg:
+78 kg:
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