Appointment in the PalaBarton a Perugia for the Italian A2 championships, and not only. In fact, on Saturday and Sunday in Umbria, other events are also scheduled such as the FISDIR Italian championships and an operational update on the federal management system. The speeches made in the presentation press conference and other details can be consulted on FIJLKAM Umbria at these links:
Astana Grand Slam: Italian debut for Kim Polling
Starting tomorrow and continuing until Sunday, the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam, the last event before the World Championships in Abu Dhabi (19-24 May) and therefore the Olympics in Paris (27 July-3 August). In Astana there are 450 athletes from 84 nations and in the Italian delegation there is the presence of Kim Polling, who makes his debut in the blue jersey with the IJF approval obtained three weeks ago.
These are the athletes called up: Andrea Carlino, Angelo Pantano (60), Elios Manzi, Matteo Piras (66), Manuel Lombardo, Manuel Parlati (73), Bright Maddaloni Nosa (81), Jean Carletti (100), Flavia Favorini, Savita Russo (63), Irene Pedrotti, Kim Polling (70), Giorgia Stangherlin (78).
12 Italians at the Radom European Kata Tournament
On Saturday, in Radom in Poland, 104 judokas from 10 nations will compete through the performances of the kata scheduled for the European Kata Tournament and Italy is represented by Maurizio Calderini, Barbara Meconi, Mihaela Gheorghita, Rebecca Volpi, Camilla Franzina, Carlotta Franzina, Angelica Tarabelli, Giovanni Tarabelli, Davide Mauri, Massimo Cester, Marco Corvetti, Michael Chiara.
Solo Tandoi at the Tbilisi Veteran European Cup
Finally, on Saturday and Sunday, another stage of the international circuit recently launched for veterans will be held in Georgia and, among the 94 athletes from 10 nations registered, the Italian representative is Thomas Tandoi (100 kg).