The weekend was one of the big sporting results for Brazil. Back on the court, tennis player Luisa Stefani was the WTA Chennai double champion alongside Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski. In Bulgaria, Rhythmic Gymnastics once again made history at the World Cup in Sofia by taking fourth place.

In judo, Brazil won seven medals at the Pan American Open, held in Lima, Peru, two gold, two silver and three bronze. And to close, there was also a gold medal for Thiago Braz at the Italian Athletics Championships in Brescia.

Check out the results of the Brazilian athletes over the weekend:

Luisa Stefani returns with everything

Brazilian Luisa Stefani crowned her return to the court in the best of ways. This Sunday the 18th, after a year off due to a serious right knee injury, the tennis player became the WTA 250 champion in Chennai, India.

Luisa and Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski beat Russian Anna Blinkova and Georgian Natela Dzalamidze 2-0, partial 6/1 and 6/2, in just 57 minutes.

Next week, Luisa Stefani will compete in the WTA 500 in Tokyo, alongside Japan’s Ena Shibahara.

Historical result in rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics made history again at the Sofia World Cup in Bulgaria. This Sunday 18, the group led by Camila Ferezin achieved its best result in the history of its participation in the competition: fourth place, very close to the podium. Brazil achieved a score of 33,350, less than half a point behind Spain, who reached third position.

Prior to Sofia, Brazil’s best finish in a specific series (single or mixed) was seventh place in the single series (five ball) at the World Cup in Kitakyushu, Japan, last year.

To get an idea of ​​the significance of the result, Brazil left current Olympic champions Bulgaria and two other finalists at the 2020 Games: China, fourth in Tokyo, and Japan, eighth.

Judo wins seven medals at Pan American Open

The Brazilian judo team achieved great results at the Pan American Judo Open, held in Lima, Peru, this weekend. Seven judokas stood on the podium and won medals in the competition.

Tiago Palmini (+100kg) and Renan Torres (-66kg) won all the fights and won the gold medal. Athletes Ketleyn Quadros (-63 kg) and Jeferson Santos (-73 kg) took silver. Ryan Conceição (-60kg), Vinícius Ardina (-73kg) and Caio Brígida (-81kg) won the bronze medal.

Thiago Braz ends season with Serie A title

The Brazilian Thiago Braz ended the 2022 competitive season this Saturday 17. The athlete won the title of the Italian Pole Vaulting Championship, with the mark of 5.45 m.

This year, Thiago Braz also won silver in the high jump at the Indoor World Cup on an indoor track in Belgrade, Serbia, and fourth at the World Cup in Oregon. , in the USA.

Rayssa Leal and Luizinho are STU Recife champions

The Brazilian Skateboarding Circuit (STU), which ended this Sunday 18 in Recife, had Rayssa Leal as stage champion. Gabi Mazzeto, who arrived in Pernambuco at the top of the standings, knew how to manage the advantage and seize the Brazilian title. Rayssa finished in second place in the standings.

Luiz Francisco, aka Luizinho, also won and became national champion at the Park. In the men’s street final, João Lucas Alves became double national champion, winning the final stage.