Today in Astana the Under-100 kg and Over-100 kg Categories Competed
No one from Georgia competed in the under-100 kg category. In the over-100 kg category, Adam Okruashvili competed with maximum commitment and won his first World Championship podium. Unfortunately he had to settle for bronze. Why Adam was given a second shido in the semifinal, I don’t know. What is clear is that Japan’s Shichinohe reached the final precisely thanks to that baffling shido. The Ippon TV commentator remarked during the broadcast that Okruashvili seems to have regained his form. I think his judo has also become more refined, and I wish him further success.
Adam Okruashvili, bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championships Photo: Mario Krvavac
Frenchman Teddy Riner became world champion for the eighth time in his career; nobody he met stood any chance. I agree with those who said today that this result will probably never be repeated.
Olympic and eight-time world champion Teddy Riner of France Photo: © IJF Media by G. Sabau and Zahonyi
Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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