JUDO – AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP – Three out of four representatives eliminated

No podium. The three fighters from the Big Island, competing yesterday, during the first day of the senior African championships, were all eliminated. The continental qualifying summit for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games runs from April 25 to 27 in Cairo, Egypt.

The only boy in the selection, Yacinthe Angelo Rakotonandrasana, entered in the -60kg category, was exempted from the first round. The reigning Madagascar champion subsequently beat the Burundian Raoul Brillant Nganji in the second fight, then lost to the Egyptian Youssry Samy. In the repechage, Angelo was knocked down by Tunisian Fraj Dhouibi.

The other two girls were all eliminated in their first respective fight. The bronze medalist at the last African Games, Natacha Emiliame Razafindrakalo, was no match for the Algerian Houaria Kaddour, in the -48kg category. The expatriate Christiane Vital, in the -52kg category, also bowed in her first fight against the Moroccan, Chaimae Eddinari.

The fourth fighter, the reigning -70kg champion who is seeking Olympic qualification, Laura Aina Rasoanaivo Razafy, will enter the fray on Saturday. She will be exempt from the first round. She will face the winner between the Moroccan Sofia Belattar and the Algerian Douniazed Boughanbouz in the second round. Thirteen fighters are competing in her category.

Serge Rasanda

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The Major Leagues continue with all their excitement and this Thursday a very busy day of 10 games was enjoyed in which a great spectacle and high-quality baseball was experienced in ball parks in the United States.

The Seattle Mariners managed to take sole possession of the top of the American League West Division with their victory against the Texas Rangers. For their part, the Cleveland Guardians continue to cling to the top of their division with victory.

This is how the positions remain in the National League:

East Division:

– Atlanta Braves (17-6)

– Phillies de Philadelphia (16-10), 2.5 JD

– New York Mets (13-11), 4.5 JD

– Washington Nationals (10-14), 7.5 JD

– Miami Marlins (6-20), 12.5 JD

Central Division:

– Milwaukee Brewers (16-8)

– Chicago Dogs (16-9), 0.5 JD

– Cincinnati Reds (14-11), 2.5 JD

– Pittsburgh Pirates (13-13), 4.0 JD

– St. Louis Cardinals (11-14), 5.5 JD

Western Division:

– Los Angeles Dodgers (16-11)

– San Diego Padres (14-14), 2.5 JD

– Arizona Rattlers (12-14), 3.5 JD

– San Francisco Giants (12-14), 3.5 JD

– Colorado Rockies (7-19), 8.5 JD

This is how the positions are set in the American League:

East Division:

– Orioles de Baltimore (16-8)

– New York Yankees (17-9)

– Boston Red Sox (14-12), 3.0 JD

– Toronto Blue Jays (13-13), 4.0 JD

– Rays de Tampa Bay (13-13), 4.0 JD

Central Division:

– Cleveland Guards (18-7)

– Kansas City Royals (16-10), 2.5 JD

– Detroit Tigers (14-11), 4.0 JD

– Mellizos of Minnesota (11-13), 6.5 JD

– Chicago White Sox (3-22), 15.0 JD

Western Division:

– Seattle Mariners (13-12)

– Texas Rangers (13-13), 0.5 JD

– Angelinos de Anaheim (10-15), 3.0 JD

– Oakland Athletics (10-16), 3.5 JD

– Astros de Houston (7-19), 6.5 JD

The women’s water polo team of Olympiakos will return from Barcelona with the second place in Europe.

The red and whites failed to dethrone Sabadell from the top, as they were defeated 16-10 in the final of the final-4 of the Champions League.

The Spanish team had two impressive bursts, one in the second and one in the third period, which allowed them to triumphantly win the title, for the seventh time in their history, now only one trophy away from the triumph of the institution Orizonte Catania.

The Greek players did not find offensive solutions at the beginning of the game, with Sabadel opening the scoring with a goal by Giustini, but Ioanna Stamatopoulou kept her team “up”, even repelling a penalty by Bea Ortiz.

In Olympiakos’ second penalty kick, Siouti equalized with a smart shot, but Kasado immediately responded by surprising Stamatopoulou. Thus, the first eight minutes ended 2-1, with Eleftheria Pleuritou having completed two penalties from very early on (as in yesterday’s semi-final).

At the beginning of the second period, the “red and white” managed to take the lead – for the first and only time in the match – with goals from Vassos Pleuritou and Myriokephalitaki, but a nightmarish two minutes followed, in which the Spanish team scored four unanswered goals (6- 3), forcing Dimitris Kravaritis to take a time-out. Tricha gave a solution to the above, but in a similar way Irene Gonzalez formed the 7-4 of the half.

Olympiacos “made” a reaction at the beginning of the third period and reduced to 7-6, with a very nice shot by Vassos Pleuritou and a goal by Hydiriotis on a player above, after an excellent assist by Xenaki. The “red and whites” even had a chance to equalize immediately after, but they did not use the attack with a numerical advantage (an offensive foul was indicated) and Sabadell quickly regained the reins of the match. With Gonzales and Giustini as protagonists, the European champion scored five consecutive goals in 2.5 minutes, escaped 13-7 and effectively “cleaned” the final. The difference even reached +8 (15-7), with Olympiakos somewhat “collecting” it in the last minutes.

The eight minutes: 2-1, 5-3, 6-3, 3-3

The evolution of the score: 1-0 Giustini (p.p.), 1-1 Ciouti (p.p.), 2-1 Kasado (region), 2-2 V. Pleuritou (region), 2-3 Myriokefalitaki ( kicker), 3-3 Giustini (district), 4-3 Garcia (kicker), 5-3 Forca (against), 6-3 Forca (p.p.), 6-4 Tricha (p.p.), 7 -4 Gonzales (p.p.), 7-5 B. Pleuritou (region), 7-6 Hydiriotis (p.p.), 8-6 Gonzales (region), 8-7 B. Pleuritou (p.p. ), 9-7 Giustini (district), 10-7 Gonzalez (district), 11-7 Van der Sloot (penalty), 12-7 Giustini (point), 13-7 Garcia (district), 14-7 Van der Sloot (penalty), 15-7 Giustini (circle), 15-8 Drakotou (bassimo), 15-9 Eleftheriadou (penalty), 15-10 Myriokephalitaki (header), 16-10 Ortiz (point).

Olympiacos had 4/11 with a player over, 1/2 penalty, 2 goals from the perimeter, 2 from the kicker position and 1 with a shot.
Sabadell had 5/7 with a player over, 2/3 penalties, 7 goals from the perimeter, 1 from the kicker position and 1 on the counter.

Eleftheria Pleuritou (2΄36΄΄ before the end of the third period) and Matilde Ortiz (4΄45΄΄ before the end of the game) were expelled with three penalties.

Referees: Ferrari (Italy), Margeta (Slovenia)

The compositions:
CHAMBADEL (David Palma): Esther, Matt. Ortiz, Leighton, Van der Sloot 2, Koenig, Casado 1, Giustini 5, Garcia 2, Forca 2, B. Ortiz 1, Jurado, Gonzalez 3, Carrasco
OLYMPIAKOS (Dimitris Kravaritis): Stamatopoulou, Eleft. Pleuritou, Hydirioti 1, Eleftheriadou 1, Tricha 1, Xenaki, Siouti 1, Marg. Pleuritou, Santa, V. Pleuritou 3, Drakotou 1, Myriokephalitaki 2, Nigro

** In the “small” final that preceded it, Sant Andreu beat Mataro 8-7, thanks to a goal by Crespi 47 seconds before the end, and took third place, in its maiden participation in the final-4 of the Champions League.