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Gold for Belarus at Judo Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Gold for Belarus at Judo Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Belarusian judoka Dmitry Shershan claimed gold at the prestigious international competitions of the Grand Slam series that are underway in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Dmitry Shershan took the champion title in the -66kg weight class. He won five bouts defeating Algeria's Houd Zourdani, Hamad Sulaiman from Saudi Arabia and Germany's Sebastian Seidl in the qualifying round. The Belarusian was too strong for Adrian Gomboc from Slovenia in the semifinal and left no chances to Azerbaijan's Tarlan Karimov in the final.

According to the Belarusian Judo Federation, the previous victory of the Belarusian athlete at the Grand Slam tournaments dates back to 2011 when 2004 Olympic champion Igor Makarov claimed gold at the tournament in China. The success earned his a spot in the 2012 Summer Games in London.

Winning places at the Grand Slam tournaments which are one of the world's main judo competitions allow athletes score points (300 for the 1st place, 180 for the 2nd and 120 for the 3rd) for the participation in continental and world championships, Olympic Games.

This season Dmitry Shershan collected bronze at the 2014 European Judo Championships in Montpellier, France and won silver at the international Judo Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary.

Another Belarusian Vae Tutkhalian (-66kg) finished 7th after two victories and one defeat in the qualifying round. He lost the opening bout of the repechage and completed his performance at the competitions. Yekaterina Nakhayenko of Belarus (48kg) was eliminated after her second bout. Arif Bagirov (60kg) and Darya Skrypnik (52kg) were out after the opening bouts.

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