Fazliu has competed in the category of up to 40 pounds [60 – 3 kg]. After a break in the first lap, she beat Portuguese Joanna Chrysostomo on the second lap, with Waza-ari.

In the quarterfinals, the Kosovo jungle has won the Ippon against Mongolian Tsendbazar Mashbat, who competes for the United Arab Emirates. However, in the semifinals it has been beaten by Polish Angelika Szymanska, with the Wasa-ari.

In the fight for bronze, Fazliu has triumphed with Ippon against Croatian Iva Oberan, thus securing third place.

This is Fazliu’s third bronze medal in the Grand Slam competition and the first on this level after more than three years. She has won another silver medal at Grand Slam, while this year she has taken silver at Austria’s Grand Prix and bronze in China’s Grand Prix.

Kosovo coach in Judo, Driton Kuka, has estimated that Fazliu has not yet shown its entire potential.

Akil Gjakova also had a good appearance in the category of up to 70 and three kilos. He has launched the race with Ippon to Israeli Ohad Moritz, while on his third lap he has defeated the Ippon and Makhmadbekov, the world’s deputy champion who competes for the United Arab Emirates.

In the quarterfinals, Gjakova has faced Olympic champion in power, Hidayat Heydarov. After a six-minute strong fight, the jungle from Kosovo has suffered losses with Yuko, the smallest point in the sport.

Through the survey, Gjakova has reached the war for bronze. He first beat French Joan-Banjam Gabas, but during this confrontation he suffered head injury. With his head bandaged, he went out in the fight for medals, where he was defeated by Russian Karen Galstian with two Wasa-ari.

In fifth place, Gjakova has won 360 points for the world ranking, while Fazliu has won 500 points.

Dardan Cena, who has been detained since the first war in the category of up to 73kg, participated in Friday’s competition.

Coach Driton Kuka has expressed satisfaction with the appearance of Gjakova, praising him as his best fight since the Olympic Games in Paris. According to Kukes, Gjakova has lacked only patience in dealing with Heydarov, while the initiative during the war has been on Kosovo’s side.

Results by Abu Dhabi are a positive signal to Kosovo’s Judo team, which is continuing preparations for the biggest goal, the Olympic Games. In this race, Kosovo has missed Distria Krasniqi, one of the team’s main jungles.

Source Layer: RTKLive