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Japan’s Rina Tatsukawa takes gold in Baku
5 Nov 2021 20:30
IJF Media team
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
In Baku there was a scuffle of favourites that confirms that no-one is untouchable, no-one wins by name and resumé. Take Shira Rishony for example; the Israeli was the favourite in Baku, number 12 in the world and with extensive experience. In her first contest she lost against Russian Daria Pichkaleva, number 90; thanks for coming and see you soon.
Pichkaleva was, in turn, defeated by Austrian Katharina Tanzer, number 59 in the world rankings, who soon after lost in the final because, science or not, when there are Japanese on the horizon, things get much more difficult.
Tanzer stood up because there is nothing better than defeating the Japanese school to know that you are moving in the right direction. However, Rina Tatsukawa was far superior. The Japanese is ranked 119th in the world rankings, light years behind Tanzer, but she is Japanese and that says it all.
In less than a minute Tatsukawa dispatched the protégé of new Austrian coach Yvonne Boenisch with a super-smooth sumi-gaeshi.
With the gold medal already hanging around her neck, Tatsukawa expressed her "happiness for the title, which would not have been possible without the help of my coaches."
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