Without changing the women’s branch, in the -78 kg., the only fight was between Colombians and Brenda Olaya victory to Tania Murillo to claim the title of champion. In addition, in the -70 kilogram category, Luisa Bonilla reached the grand final, but was defeated by the Ecuadorian Celinda Corozo.
In the men’s -90 kilo category, the Colombian José Wright He advanced to the final where, unfortunately, he lost to the American Harutyun Mutafyan. Staying on the male side, Michael Fernandez (-100 kilograms) took third place after beating the also Colombian Uberney Solaque. Also, in the +100 kg., Juan Camilo Landazuri won bronze by defeating Julius Caesar Xavier (Dominican Republic).
In this way, in the two days of the Pan American Judo Open In the event which was attended by seven countries and 80 athletes, our country collected a total of 20 medals (seven championship titles, four runner-up titles and nine bronze medals) to be proclaimed champion of the event. Pan American Judo Open will be developed from October 5-6 in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). In addition, this Friday the Pan American Kata in the city of Bogotá.