After a setback in the individual dispute, the carioca will still compete for the teams

Favorite for gold in the 57 kilogram category, Olympic champion Rafael Silva is out of the individual fight at the World Judo Championship in Doha (Qatar). Number 1 in the ranking and double world champion, the Brazilian lost on her debut to the Turkish Hasret Bozkurte (61st), who landed a waza-ri barely 15 seconds after the start of the fight then an ippon a minute and a half before the end of the fight. The carioca returns to the carpet of the Worlds on Sunday (14), in the mixed team competition, the last day of the Worlds, which Live broadcast on the Brazilian Olympic Channel.

“The fight was fast, it was due to the athlete and she ended up surprising me and studying me a lot. It’s judo, in a few seconds a fight can be over, “said the judoka, shortly after the defeat, in a statement to the Brazilian Judo Confederation (CBJ).

MASSIF upset at -57kgs az Hasret Bozkurt stuns world champion! Can you believe it? ??

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Still in the women’s 57 kg category, São Paulo Jéssica Lima (17th in the world rankings) made her debut by easily beating Czech Vêra Zemanová (31st) and, later, Kosovare Flaka Loxha (34th). However, in the round of 16, Jessica was beaten by Canadian Jessica Klikait, an Olympic medalist and world number 3.

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Brazil’s World Cup debut

Preliminaries from 5 a.m. and finals at noon (Brasilia time):

Wednesday (10) – Ketleyn Quadros (63kg), Gabriella Mantena (63kg), Guilherme Schimidt (81kg) Eduardo Yudy Santos (81kg)

Thursday (11) – Rafael Macedo (90kg) and Giovani Ferreira (90kg)

Friday (12) – Leonardo Goncalves (100kg) and Rafael Buzacarini (100kg)

Saturday (13) – Beatriz Souza (+78kg), Rafael Silva (+100kg) and João Cesarino (+100kg)Sunday (14) – team competition

Cycling in Paris 2024

The Judo World Cup has awarded up to 2,000 points (champion) in the Paris 2024 ranking. With 23 Olympic podiums won to date, Brazil are looking to secure a place in each of the 14 individual categories, in addition of the Paris team tournament. .

The accumulation of points in the International Judo Federation (IJF) ranking began in July 2022 and will not end until June next year. The modality will bring together 372 athletes in Paris (divided equally between men and women). The first 17 in the category ranking secure a place at Paris 2024 (limited to one judoka per country). From 18th place in the ranking, vacancies will be distributed by continent: Americas (21 vacancies), Africa (24), Europe (25), Asia (20) and Oceania (10).

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