Lkhagvasuren Sosorbaram confirms talent in Marrakech

It has been years since Chinese Taipei has shown its capacity to regularly reach the top level at major international competitions. This is not about to stop with athletes such as Hsu Lin Hsuan, who entered the final of the U52kg weight division with style. For the gold medal she was opposed to the Mongol Lkhagvasuren Sosorbaram, who also confirms that Mongolia is a country of judo that also focuses on youth.

The silver medalist of the last Youth Olympic Games, Lkhagvasuren was the fastest in action, as she scored a first waza-ari, on an opportunistic Kata-guruma, while a few seconds before the two competitors had been penalized for passivity. When the last minute started, Lkhagvasuren, who had only to control, launched a reverse seoi-nage to score her second waza-ari and win the world gold medal.

Brasil secured at least a first medal in Marrakech as both athletes, Maria Taba (BRA) and Larissa Pimenta (BRA), qualified for the bronze medal contest. It is always difficult to be opposed to someone with who you regularly rub shoulders at training. The slightest gesture is known, the strengths and weaknesses of the other as well. This become even more important, when it comes to winning a medal, it is more difficult, because the slightest mistake can lead you to the bottom of the podium.

During the first four minutes, neither Taba nor Pimenta could take the lead, and just one penalty for each for passivity was given. It took three minutes and seventeen seconds of golden score for Pimenta to finally win the medal while her opponent was penalized twice more.

The second bronze medal contest saw the Dutch Naomi Van Krevel facing Kawada Ayumi of Japan. This second bronze medal match was much quicker than the first one as Kawada launched a quite slow morote-seoi-nage but perfectly executed for ippon.