Beijing 2008, China
Aug 9 2008
Judo Day 2 Preview: Kedelashvili and Carrascosa Zardgoza ones to watch
Updated: 2008-08-09 23:27:43
(BEIJING, August 9) — The Judo competition of the Games moves into
its second day on Sunday, August 10, with judoka in the Men’s 60-66kg
and Women’s 48-52kg weigh classes vying for Olympic glory. Here are
eight athletes to look out for:
Men’s 60-66kg
Zaza Kedelashvili of Georgia is ranked No. 1 in the world by the
European Judo Union (EJU). Gold medal winner at the European Judo
Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and a three-time World Cup gold
medalist, Kedelashvili hopes to add Olympic gold to his burgeoning
Judo career
Challenging Kedelashvili for first place in Beijing will be EJU World
No. 2 Miklós Ungvár of Hungary who won bronze at the 2007 and 2008
World Judo Championships won gold once and silver twice at the
European Judo Championships.
High expectations are also on Cuban judoka Yordanis Arencibia, the
bronze medalist in Athens in 2004 and the silver medalist at the 2007
World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
Armen Nazaryan the 26-year-old judoka from Armenia, also hopes to be
in the medal mix. Though he finished in a disappointing seventh place
at the 2008 European Judo Championships, the EJU World No. 4 is a
favorite to reach the podium each time he competes. From 2003 to 2006
he earned two bronze, one gold and one silver at the European
Championships and a gold medal finish at the 2008 Super World Cup in
Moscow indicates he still has what it takes to compete for the top
spot.
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