Russian judoka Vitaly Pleshakov told that moving to a new weight class did not prevent him from winning the All-Russian competition in memory of MV Andreeva.
The tournament takes place in Moscow from August 16-17. Pleshakov won in the over 100 kg category. His opponent Ibragim Margiev did not come out to fight in the final due to injury.
– You can say this is the first year for me in the new weight. Previously he fought in the weight category up to 100 kilograms, now he moved to the weight category over 100 kg. Now I weigh about 115 kilograms. Physically, I felt good, I prepared for that. I’ve known my opponent in the final for a long time, he told me he wouldn’t fight because of an injury, but I don’t know what happened there. On September 30, the Russian championship will take place, in preparation. Everything will depend on this tournament. I want to get into the national team, Pleshakov told .
Source : MatchTV
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