Bronze by Tristani Mosakhlishvili to open the Spanish medal table at the Judo World Cup

The Spanish medal table in Abu Dhabi Judo World Cup It opened this Wednesday, on the penultimate day for the national team in the championship. He was able to do this thanks to a bronze in -90 kg by Tristani Mosakhlishviliwho not only entered the podium, but also got the passport for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Mosakhlishvili achieved bronze medal in -90 kg, his first medal at a major international championship, at a championship where his Olympic presence is also at stake. He had to stop the rivals chasing him in the ranking and not only did he do it, but in the place he had already won he won the first national championship medal.

‘tattoo’ He was exempt in the first round and made his debut in the second with a victory by ippon against Frenchman Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou. That’s why he advanced to the round of 16 where Hungarian Peter Safrany was waiting for him, whom he also defeated by ippon.

however, Mosakhlishvili was stopped in the quarterfinals by ippon of the Japanese Goki Tajima, one of the team’s favorites and sent him to the fight for bronze. The Spaniard did not compete in the first match of the repechage as his two possible rivals were disqualified by the shidos, leading him directly to a match for bronze where he won by waza-ari against the Lebanese Caramnob Sagaipov.

In this way, Mosakhlishvili achieved a world bronze of great value, which is his biggest achievement so far. Tristani also has Grand Slam gold and silver as other results on his record. Although the medal also means that definitely securing a place by qualifying for the Paris 2024 Games.

This classification allows Cristina Cabaña to also get the pass at -63 kg, since each country can apply for a maximum of one continental quota and Mosakhlishvili gets a direct place and is released his. In this way, it is now certain that the closing of the Olympic ranking on June 23 will give nine places for the Spanish team.

It will also get a quota for the new competition for equipment, where he is not participating in this World Cup. They are in Paris Fran Garrigós (-60kg), David Garcia Torné (-66kg), Cases of Salvador (-73kg), Tristan Mosakhlishvili (-90kg), Niko Shera (-100kg), Laura Martinez (-48kg), Ariane Toro (-52kg), Cristina Cabaña (-63kg) and Hey Tsunoda (-70kg).

Tsunoda, without the option to advance

TsunodaIn fact, he also participated this Wednesday in the World Cup at -70 kg, but he did not make it to the final rounds. Exempt from the dispute in the first, she beat Kazakh Ekaterina Tokareva by ippon in the second, but lost in the round of 16 against Japanese Shiho Tanaka also by ippon.

There is no Spanish presence in the women’s -78 kg, so the World Cup will close for the national delegation this Thursday. It is by having one of its props, Niko Sherawhich will participate in -100 kg.