Grand Prix Judo Championship in Hohhot, China for Idalys Ortiz

May 28, 2019

Idalys Ortiz won the gold medal at the Hohhot, China Judo Grand Prix, confirming her position at the top of the world ranking in the +78 kg division. The Caribbean athlete accumulated 700 points to raise her total to 7,340 on the ranking with an eye toward qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

At this moment, Ortiz is followed on that list by Brazilian Maria Suelen Altheman (5,735), Bosnian Marisa Ceric (5,730), Azerbaijani Iryna Kindzerska (5,434), and Japanese Sarah Asahina (5,250).

The Cuban defeated last Sunday by wazari the Chinese Yafei Zhou and German Jasmin Kuelbs in the semifinals. For the gold she beat Japanese Maya Akiba, who received a third shido (caution) at 3:15 minutes of competition. For the largest island of the Antilles, on the closing date bronzes were obtained by Kaliema Antomarchi (78 kg) and Iván Silva (90 kg), and Andy Granda (+100) finished seventh.