He has been carrying the Grand Slam medal since last October. In Abu Dhabi and Tokyo he was seventh, while in Tbilisi three months ago he was ranked fifth.
Finally, the day to stand on the podium of such an important event has arrived. And it was today. At the Grand Slam of Kazakhstan, Theodoros Tselidis, with three wins in four matches, won the bronze medal in the -90 kg category and showed that he has finally put behind him the injury that forced him to remain without distinction at the international level for the last year ( p.s. the last one was in the Mediterranean last July).
With this medal, Tselidis will mark a significant rise in the Olympic ranking and from 19th place he will be in the top 12, a position that makes it even easier for him to qualify for the Paris Games in 2024. However, the most important thing in the case of Tselidis, is that his return to the medals will boost him psychologically in view of the upcoming events, first and best, the Grand Slam next week in Mongolia.
The Greek judoka, in the round of 16, defeated the Kazakh Mavlidov, but lost the opportunity to be in the semi-finals after losing on the golden score to Georgianos Mosaklisvili, who competes in the colors of Spain. He returned to winning in the first round of the repechage, against Azero Talibov, while he completed his presence in the tournament with another victory, this time against Brazilian Macendo.
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