Lokomotiv-Green Hill from Nalchik won the Loko Cup international team judo tournament, which was included in the program of the Sports Games of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
The tournament, which took place in a wall-to-wall format, also brought together Zhenys (Kazakhstan), Minas Tenis Club (Brazil) and Great Wall (China). In the first semi-final, the Russian club defeated the Chinese team (5:0), and the outcome of the confrontation between the Brazilians and Kazakhs was decided in the fifth final match (3:2), which was left to Adil. Orazbayev by Jenys.
In the final, Lokomotiv-Green Hill won four matches against the Kazakhs. The decisive victory was won by the winner of the European Cup Dmitry Yakushev, competing in the weight category above 90 kg.
“Thank you to the athletes and national federations for supporting our initiatives and helping us develop the club movement which is booming both in our country and abroad. We witnessed exciting fights between the best judokas: the champions of Kazakhstan and Brazil among the clubs. It’s doubly pleasing that our guys look extremely dignified against such experienced opponents. I am sure that in exactly a year we will see each other again on the SPIEF tatamis and the competition will become even more exciting,” said the President of the Russian Judo Federation. Sergei Soloveichik .
Honorary guests of the tournament were Olympic champion Tagir Khaibulaev, President of RFSO Lokomotiv, European Championship medalist Alim Gadanov and Director of Russian Railways for communications – head of the department of interaction with federal and regional authorities Yuri Nagornykh.
The SPIEF Sports Games program included more than 20 events in 18 sports. More than 20 winners and medalists from the Olympic Games, World and European Championships took part in the forum.
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