www.judoinside.com 07/10
Komei Kawabata world champion in a mature weight category U90kg
The two finalists in the U90kg category of the Junior World Championships in Odivelas Portugal were not really surprises. On one side we found Vugar Talibov of Azerbaijan, the world number one, silver medallist of the last junior European championships and winner of the Youth Olympic Games in 2018 in Buenos Aires. Being a sure bet in the category, he did not succumb to the pressure linked to his rank and eliminated Rares Arsenie (ROU) in the first round, then Umedjon Rajabov (TJK) and Maksims Duinovs (LAT), before destroying the hopes of a final of Aaron Santamaria Rodriguez (ESP) in the semi-final.