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Paris Grand Slam Day 2 – The King is back

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Teddy Riner, a 10-time World Champion, returned to the Paris Grand Slam in 2023 and the crowd was agog with excitement.

IJF President Marius Vizer also gave the Judo community more to celebrate when he signed a contract with Kazakhstan Judo Federation president Kuanyshbek Yessekeev, which will add Astana to the World Judo Tour.

Grigalashvili wins in style

Georgian Tato Grigalashvili won his first Paris title after a stylish counter-attack against Timo Cavelius of Germany.

IJF Vice President Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko handed him his -81kg gold.

Ai Tsunoda of Spain defeated former World Champion Marie Eve Gahie of France to win her first Grand Slam.

Medals were awarded by Djibouti IOC member Aicha Garad Ali.

Noel Van T End won the -90kg title on the seventh attempt with a stoic win over Murad Faiyev of Azerbaijan.

Filomena Fortes, IOC member, presented the medal to the Dutchman.

Audrey Tcheumeo, a French stalwart at -78kg won her sixth Paris Grand Slam gold medal to the delight of home crowd.

The presentations were made by Dr Laszlo Toth, Vice President of the IJF.

Tcheumeo said, “I’m happy to inspire people. “I think it’s an aim for all people in the world. But inspiring people is the most important thing to me.”

Michael Korrel won the Netherlands’ second title by defeating Dzafar Kostoev of the United Arab Emirates in the -100kg division.

Lior Raz, the newly-appointed IJF ambassador, presented Korrel with his second Paris gold and also received a special diploma to celebrate his new position in the Judo community.

Kim Hayun of South Korea won the first grand slam medal in women’s heavyweights by beating Japan’s Maya Akiba.

Prince Fahad bin Jalawi, Vice President of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NOC, presented her with the medal.

The Return of the King

Then came the return to the king. Teddy Riner was in excellent form, dominating the heavyweight qualifying matches before securing an impressive tactical victory in the final match against Japan’s Hyoga ota.

Riner’s fans went wild as they celebrated the victory.

Max-Herve George of Icona Capital presented the gold to Riner.

“You fight for this people, for your nation,” said Riner. It’s a great pleasure. It’s been a while since my last fight, wow… The sensation is great… The feeling feels good.”

It was an appropriate end to the 2023 Paris Grand Slam.

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Davis Cup, not just Jannik Sinner: Lorenzo Musetti is ready

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The bronze medal at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged her up

This is it. Italy è is ready to start on the road to another possible dream, which is to win the Davis Cup again. The first obstacle è represented by the hostile Argentina (absolutely not to be underestimated). The Azzurri are betting, of course, on world No. 1 Sinner but there’è great confidence also in Musetti who arrived in Malaga in great form.

The blue number 2 è has been the protagonist of a heavenly season. The bronze at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged him up. Now he è ready to be an absolute protagonist in the Davis Cup: “I arrive with a different maturity at all levels”, his clear words to Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I’m ready to take more responsibility and have a more central, more important part than 12 months ago. There will be a lot of excitement, a lot of adrenaline, and I have a lot of desire to experience the competition”, the commentary of Musetti himself, who arrived in Malaga in excellent physical condition, having had some time to rest after Paris-Bercy.

Clearly, with such a motivated Musetti, è much can be expected from Italy. Sinner è an absolute guarantee but, to make it all the way, the help of all the members of the blue team led by captain Volandri is needed. There’s a strong desire to accomplish another feat and return to celebrate, all together.

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NBA, Milwaukee snaps up Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Well Golden State, black crisis for Philadelphia

So many contests in the NBA night. With its back against the wall, Milwaukee finds the strength to fight back and take home a crucial victory in the match with Chicago (122-106 the final). Race dominated by Antetokounmpo who finished with an impressive 41 points on the scoreboard, including 25 in a surreal third period, with also eight assists and nine rebounds.

Thanks to this success, the Bucks record rises to six wins and nine losses. After losing the unbeaten streak to Boston, Cleveland returned to success: 128-100 over New Orleans. Excellent performance by Jerome (29 points). The record of the Cavs è the best in the NBA with 16 wins and only one loss (suffered, precisely, against the Celtics).

Most delicate moment for Philadelphia, which continues to sink. The 76ers also surrendered in Memphis (117-111 the final), collecting their 12th defeat of the season (only two wins). A strong showing by Embiid (35 points and 11 rebounds) wasn’t enough to bring a smile back to the interior of a team in total crisis.

As for the other games, OKC folds Portland (109-99) while Houston gets rid of Indiana (130-113) rather easily. New York wins the challenge with Phoenix (138-122) while Golden State prevails against Atlanta: 120-97 the final for the Warriors with 23 points by Curry. Nice success, finally, of the LA Clippers against Orlando (104-93).

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GP Las Vegas, Carlos Sainz has hope for constructors’ title

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Ferrari è currently second at -36 from McLaren

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The Las Vegas GP takes the stage. A new opportunity, for Ferrari, to try to get even closer to McLaren, currently leader in the constructors’ standings with 593 points, 36 more than the Cavallino. The circuit would seem to favor the Rossa, although Sainz points out an important detail.

“Ferrari competitive? Looking at the track I would say sì, Ferrari should be competitive or at least should be able to fight but when we see that tire temperatures rise, then I would say no”, the clear words of Sainz reported by Marca.

The Cavallino driver knows that in order to take home the Constructors’ World Championship title, he needs “help” from McLaren: “I think we are close. But at the same time, we also need McLaren to make some mistakes, becauseé, if they don’t make any mistakes from here to the end, in case we have to win all the time and we and they come second in every race, I think McLaren will probably still be able to keep the title”.

Sainz, in addition to trying to win another GP before ending his adventure with the Cavallino, wants to try to help the team win the constructors world championship: “I would like to win the championship for Ferrari this year. And sì, I think it would be a great way to end the season”.

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