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MONTREAL — Saskatchewan athletes brought home two medals from international competition in Montreal. Anna Li of Regina earned bronze in the cadet women’s -48 kg category, while Saskatoon’s Azra Benic won silver in the cadet women’s -70 kg division.
Judo Saskatchewan's high-performance team competed at the Junior PanAmerican Cup and the Cadet PanAmerican Cup on Nov. 13 and 14 at the Centre Pierre-Charbonneau. The results and information were submitted by Jim Weins of Judo Saskatchewan.
Next, Judo Saskatchewan athletes return to provincial competition as the Watrous Ju-No-Ri Judo Club hosts the first tournament of the season on Nov. 22. More than 100 entries are expected.
Junior PanAmerican Cup, Nov. 13. Judo Saskatchewan results:
This event featured competitors from three continents and 10 countries.
Total competitors: 206 (133 men, 73 women)
Male -60 kg — 34 competitors
Felix Leonard, University of Regina Judo Club
• Loss to William Maheux (Canada) 6:27 by ippon
Male -73 kg — 24 competitors
Hawkins Jacobson, Control Judo Moose Jaw
• Loss to Gabriel Meier (Liechtenstein) 6:40 by ippon
Female -48 kg — 16 competitors
Anna Li, University of Regina Judo Club
• Loss to Analeanis Collazo (Puerto Rico) 4:00 by yuko
Female -52 kg — 15 competitors
Kenzie Woods, University of Regina Judo Club
• Loss to Meagan Grooten (Canada) 0:25 by ippon
Cadet PanAmerican Cup, Nov. 14. Judo Saskatchewan results:
This event featured competitors from three continents and 10 countries.
Total competitors: 176 (123 men, 53 women)
Female -48 kg — 10 competitors
Anna Li, University of Regina Judo Club — finishes with bronze medal
• Loss to Maxime Maruyama Prasard (Canada) 2:39 by ippon
• Win vs. Vanessa Covaser (Canada) 5:24 by ippon
• Win vs. Jaelyn Abraham (Canada) 3:16 by ippon
Female -52 kg — 14 competitors
Kenzie Woods, University of Regina Judo Club
• Loss to Niamh O’Gorman (Canada) 4:00 by wazari
Female -70 kg — 4 competitors
Azra Benic, Saskatoon Judo Club — finishes with silver medal
• Win vs. Ira Reffgen (Germany) by fusen gachi (default)
• Loss to Chloe Williams (USA) 1:04 by ippon
Male -50 kg — 8 competitors
Blake Rempel, Swift Current Judo Club
• Loss to Rocco Cobo (Canada) 4:14 by yuko
• Loss to Akhmed Loliev (Canada) 1:33 by ippon
Male -55 kg — 12 competitors
Felix Leonard, University of Regina Judo Club
• Loss to Grayson Tamura (Canada) 4:09 by yuko
Male -60 kg — 23 competitors
Emmett Lee-Neuman, Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club
• Win vs. Dar Metrik (Canada) by fusen gachi (default)
• Win vs. Dar Ricardo Maiel Teran Velazquez (Mexico) by fusen gachi (default)
• Loss to Xavier Brouilette (Canada) 0:40 by ippon
• Loss to Antoine Cotte (USA) 1:51 by ippon
Male -66 kg — 28 competitors
Corsin Raess, Battleford Judo Club
• Loss to Alexander Bulakh (Canada) 0:11 by ippon
Male -73 kg — 25 competitors
Hawkins Jacobson, Control Judo Moose Jaw — finishes in 7th place
• Win vs. Mathis Carriere (Canada) 0:26 by ippon
• Loss to Gabriel Meier (Liechtenstein) 2:55 by ippon
• Win vs. Jacob Riverin (Canada) 4:00 by wazari
• Loss to Kevin Purevdorj (USA) 2:36 by ippon
Male +90 kg — 5 competitors
Ridley Suberlak, Battleford Judo Club
• Loss to Kieran Scanlon (Canada) 2:11 by ippon
• Loss to Franck David Moussima Ewane Elouti (Canada) 1:01 by ippon
