www.judoinside.com 01/04
Passing of young Romanian top athlete Adrian Merge
Romanian athlete Adrian Merge passed away at the age of 35. The Romanian Judo Federation announced his death on social media. Merge was Romanian Champion U73kg in 2011 and won medals at Balkan Championships in his categories U73kg and U81kg in which he fought countless top opponents such as current Turkish Judo Federation President Sezer Huysuz, former European Champion Vedat Albayrak, Dex Elmont, Tomo Marijanovic and Riki Nakaya.