Gold medal Papagiannakis in Tunis Junior African Cup, “Silver” the capsule

Alexandra Papayannakis won the gold medal at the -70kg of Tunis Junior African Cup Judo held in Tunis, at the same time that Marios Kapsouros was found on the second step of the podium of the winners in the -81 kg category.

Our National Anthem sounded at Tunis’s “Sports Hall Ariana” on behalf of 19 -year -old Papayannakis, who with three wins in equal matches reached its biggest distinction at the level Cup in northern Macedonia.

As for the 20 -year -old capsule, he scored two wins in three games and, with the conquest of the silver medal, celebrated his first big distinction in an EJU and IJF tournament.

Papayannakis defeated Algerian Aliuane in the final, and the victories over Nogabe (Botswana) in the quarter -finals and the American Gonzalez in the semifinals had preceded the semifinals.

The capsule in the quarter -finals defeated Tunisian Sami Mehri with Ippon, while qualifying for the final after a Ippon victory over British Ilword. In the fight to claim the gold medal, he was defeated by Tunisian Rayien Mehri, resulting in second place.

In the Grand Slam of Baku, the reappearance of International Tatami for Celidis and Telsidou

The time for the reappearance of Theodoros Tselidis and Elizabeth Telsidou in international Tatami has arrived. The “bronze” Olympic champion of Paris and the seventh Olympic champion of Tokyo will compete in the second Grand Slam of 2025 and specifically in what will take place in Baku, 14-16/2.

Tselidis will be involved in -90kg, while Telsidou will compete at -78 kg instead of the -70s in which she was racing until recently. The charges of both Greeks Judoka will take place on Sunday.

In addition to Tselidis and Telsidou, Michael Tsutrasville (-81k), Aris Zaragkas (-81k) and Marilena Gogua (-48k) will also compete in the Grand Slam of Baku.