Cupa Mondială Kata-Paris-

Sâmbătă şi Duminică, 22-23 noiembrie, a avut loc la Paris prima ediţie a Cupei Mondiale de judo organizată pentru proba de Kata. Kata este un exerciţiu de formă, tradiţional, executat pe perechi, o metodă de a păstra şi a promova “gramatica judo-ului”. Competiţiile de kata există la nivel european din 2005, primul Campionat European fiind organizat la Londra. Competiţia organizată în acest an la Paris este prima organizata la nivel mondial, la această ediţie participând 23 de ţări. Competiţia este organizată pentru 5 kata, pentru fiecare din acestea fiind pus un titlu mondial în joc. Echipa naţională a României, formată din perechea Surlă Iulian şi Fleisz Ciprian, a participat la proba de Nage-no Kata unde a obţinut medalia de aur. Restul de 4 probe de Kata au fost câştigate exclusiv de perechi japoneze. Perechea Surlă – Fleisz mai are în palmares  medalia de argint obţinută la C.E Kata – Londra 2005 şi medalia de aur obţinută la C.E.Kata – Malta 2008. Cei doi sunt în prezent antrenori la cluburile orădene de judo şi antrenori la lotul naţional al României de juniori şi cadeţi. Delegaţia a fost condusă de Alexandru Chirilă, antrenorul perechii campioane, ce a participat ca arbitru la această competiţie.

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China’s Xian, Japan’s Masato defend Olympic judo titles

Defending lightweight judo champions Xian Dongmei of China and Uchishiba Masato of Japan won their second straight Olympic gold medals on Day 2 of the Beijing Games.

Xian did so on home turf in the 52-kilogram division on the women’s side, earning China’s first judo medal and the country’s fifth gold of the Games. She beat Korea’s An Kum-ae in the final with two koka, or 10-second holds.

Bronze medals on the women’s side were won by Algeria’s Soraya Haddad and Nakamura Misato of Japan. Haddad beat Kazakhstan’s Sholpan Kaliyeva in the first bronze medal final, and Misato beat Korea’s Kim Kyun-gok.

In the men’s 66-kg division, Masato beat Benjamin Darbalet of France in the gold medal final with an ippon, a throw that means instant victory.

One bronze medal went to Cuba’s Yordanis Arencibia, who also won bronze at the 2004 Games and is a three-time world championship bronze medallist.

Korea’s Pak Chol-min won the other bronze medal.

Canada’s Sasha Mehmedovic, 23, lost in the third round of the repechage to Russian Alim Gadanov.

Sourse:CBC Sports

Last Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 9:11 AM ET

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Judo – Beijing 2008 Olympic Games-27 days to go !

List of Events

On the program of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008

• • + 100kg (heavyweight) Men
• • – 60 kg Men
• • 60 – 66kg (half-lightweight) Men
• • 66 – 73kg (lightweight) Men
• • 73 – 81kg (half-middleweight) Men
• • 81 – 90kg (middleweight) Men
• • 90 – 100kg (half-heavyweight) Men
• • + 78kg (heavyweight) Women
• • – 48kg (extra-lightweight) Women
• • 48 – 52kg (half-lightweight) Women
• • 52 – 57kg (lightweight) Women
• • 57 – 63kg (half-middleweight) Women
• • 63 – 70kg (middleweight) Women
• • 70 – 78kg (half-heavyweight) Women

Athlete Quota:

217 men
147 women
22 places not yet allocated to a gender
Total of 386 athletes

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Allocation

• QUOTA
• SYSTEM
• TIMELINE
• ENTRY (CHN)
• ENTRY (INT’L)

Events:
Men:
Up to 60 kg, 60 to 66 kg, 66 to 73 kg, 73 to 81 kg, 81 to 90 kg, 90 to 100 kg, Over 100 kg
Women:
Up to 48 kg, 48 to 52 kg, 52 to 57 kg, 57 to 63 kg, 63 to 70 kg, 70 to 78 kg, Over 78 kg
Athlete quota:
217 men
147 women
22 places not yet allocated to a gender
Total of 386 athletes
Maximum per NOC:
1 athlete per event

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