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Luka Maisuradze in the lead for Olympic qualification
12 Jan 2024 00:50
IJF Media team by Jo Crowley and JudoInside
JudoInside.com - Hans van Essen / judo news, results and photos
Georgian world champion Luka Maisuradze is world number one by quite a large margin, some 1600 points. In other categories 1600 points alone might be enough to secure Olympic qualification, or at least a continental quota place, but for Maisuradze that’s the buffer he’s chosen to ensure his occupation at the very top of the world. Today is his 26th birthday!
The Georgian is however chased by another, one familiar to everyone in the judo world because he’s still wearing the gold backpatch from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Bekauri won in 2021 as a fresh-faced nearly-newcomer but now he’s the senior and Maisuradze seems to be gazumping him with exciting, wow-making judo and a huge smile.
Far from thinking about the rest of the group, the big question is which Georgian will qualify as the number one seed for the Games? Who will be selected by Georgia? Either could win the event, although Japan and Uzbekistan will do their best to stop whichever Georgian earns their ticket.
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