www.judoinside.com 31/01
First IJF World Tour gold for Dutchman Jesper Smink
Jesper Smink celebrated a good start of the season at the Grand Prix of Portugal where he bagged the first gold medal in his career in his weight category U90kg. This will give him strength and confidence in his battle for the qualification for the Paris Games with 2019 World Champion Noël van ‘t End. To date Smink never reached the final of a World Judo Tour event, although he was already a five-time medallist on the circuit.