Olympic champion and now in the category up to 63kg, was the first Brazilian to compete; She debuted with victory over the Italian Savita Russ
The first day of the 2025 marked the beginning of the season at the World Circuit of the International Judo Federation (IJF), but did not bring medals to Brazil. Three judokas represented the country at Accord Arena, facing high level opponents, but were eliminated in the round of 16.
Olympic champion and now in the category up to 63kg, was the first Brazilian to compete. She debuted with victory over the Italian Russian Savita, winning a Yuko, a score rescued by the new judo rules. However, in the next fight, he faced the Dutch Joanne Von Lieshout, the current world champion, who applied two Waza-Ari, ending the participation of the Brazilian.
Nauana Silva also competed in the category up to 63kg and entered directly on the round of 16. Its debut was marked by a difficult confrontation against Japanese Megu Danno, who got a 20 second immobilization, resulting in an IPPon and eliminating the Brazilian. In men, Vinicius Ardina (-73kg) started his campaign with an IPPon victory over the American Jack Yonezuka. Despite the good start, he failed to move forward, being defeated by South Korean Donghyun Bae, who secured the victory with a Waza-ai followed by IPPon.
The competition follows this Sunday, with four Brazilians in search of podiums: Gabriel Falcão and Luan Almeida in the category up to 81kg, Rafael Macedo (-90kg) and Leonardo Gonçalves (-100kg). The preliminaries are scheduled to start at 6:30 am (Brasília time), with disputes for medals scheduled for 13h.
Posted by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from Estadão Content
