www.judoinside.com 09/08
Golden Martti Puumalainen surprises the elite at the Masters
Finnish Martti Puumalainen was the surprise of the IJF Masters in Budapest winning the heavyweight category on Sunday. Puumalainen has not only become the first ever Finnish athlete to fight for a Masters medal, but he has done it with robust, confident judo and reached the final; a stellar performance earning a satisfied and understated nod from coach Rok Draksic. In the final he met with number one seed Temur Rakhimov (TJK).