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October 14, 2006
Team USA Comes Up Winless on Third Day of Junior Worlds Competition
The third day of competition at the Junior World Championships in Santo Domingo proved to be less fruitful on Saturday than the first two had been.
Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio / Renshuden Judo Academy / 70kg), this year’s Senior National Champion, went the distance with both of her opponents. After losing to Na La Lee (KOR) by a yuko (quarter-point) and a koka (smallest points) in her first match, the 2006 Senior National Champion dropped down to the repechage to face Kaliema Antomachin (CUB).
The match went the full five minutes without a score from either player, but nearly a minute and a half into the Golden Score (overtime) session, Harrison was penalized for false attacks and lost the match.
After a close loss by a koka in the first round to Tijana Radic (SCG), Marina Shafir (Latham, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center / 78kg) dropped down to the repechage where Gerginova Oryashkova (BUL) threw her with a tai guruma (hand wheel throw) for ippon.
New York Open bronze medalist Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center / 73kg) lost to Sergiu Tomo (MDA). Delpopolo was down by a waza-ari (half-point) at the two minute mark and then got thrown with a tai guruma for a second waza-ari to finish the match thirty seconds later.
Tomo lost to Sirazhudin Magomedov (RUS) in the second round, eliminating Delpopolo from the tournament.
Yuko Sin (Glenville, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center / 81kg) lost to Nkewami Rech Lokoku (COD) in the first round. Lokoku scored an early yuko, but neither athlete was successful until the third minute when Lokoku picked up another yuko, a waza-ari and then an ippon (instant win) to take the match.
Lokoku lost to Sven Maresch (GER) in the next round, eliminating Sin.
Competition concludes Sunday with three more Team USA athletes making a run at a medal: 2006 Senior Pan American silver medalist Jeremy Liggett (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center / 60kg), AJ Silverman (Glenville, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center) and Brittni Bradford (Land O’Lakes, Fla. / St. Pete Judo).
Complete results are as follows:
Women’s 70kg
1. Tomoe Ueno
2. Anett Meszaros (HUN)
3. Jennifer Kuijpers (NED)
3. Mayra Aguiar (BRA)
5. Yan Hou (CHN)
5. Na La Lee (KOR)
7. Stephanie Egger (SUI)
7. Hedwig Lechenauer (AUT)
Also Competed: Kayla Harrison (Middletown, Ohio / Renshuden Judo Academy), 0-2
Women’s 78kg
1. Haruna Kawashima (JPN)
2. Sally Conway (GBR)
3. Houda Miled (TUN)
3. Jia Zhao (CHN)
5. Lea Murko (SLO)
5. Tijana Radic (SCG)
7. Judith Jaeqz (NED)
7. Darla Pogorzelec (POL)
Also Competed: Marina Shafir (Latham, N.Y. / Jason Morris Judo Center), 0-2
Men’s 73kg
1. Mickael Remilien (FRA)
2. Kazushi Nishioka (JPN)
3. Ki Chun Wang (CHN)
3. Sirazhudin Magomedov (RUS)
5. Rodrigo Rocha (BRA)
5. Elnur Mammadli (AZE)
7. Sergiu Toma (MDA)
7. Andre Alves (POR)
Also Competed: Nick Delpopolo (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center), 0-1
Men’s 81kg
1. Alibek Bashkaev (RUS)
2. Iraj Amirkhani (IRI)
3. Axel Clerget (FRA)
3. Kyohei Kakita (JPN)
5. Alesandr Marmeljuk (EST)
5. Sven Maresch (GER)
7. Vaza Zintiridis (GRE)
7. Milan Randl (SVK)
Also Competed: Yuko Sin (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / Jason Morris Judo Center), 0-1
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