Cuba finished with gold, silver and bronze at Judo Grand Prix in Austria

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 10 (ACN) Cuba closed on Sunday its performance at the Grand Prix (GP) of Judo in Austria with a medal of each color, with a highlight for the champion Ivan Silva, in the 90 kilograms (kg), who placed fifth by nations, one of the 11 that won at least one title.

Brazil led the medal standings with three gold and one bronze, followed by Japan (2-1-2), the Netherlands (1-2-3), Germany (1-1-1), a trio that finished ahead of the Cubans (1-1-1), escorted by Spain (1-1-0), Italy (1-1-0), Serbia (1-0-1), Czech Republic (1-0-0), Puerto Rico (1-0-0) and Moldova (1-0-0), in that order.
Andy Granda (+100 kg) and Idalis Ortiz (+78 kg), winners of silver and bronze medals, respectively, also contributed to the overall position of Cuba.

Silva had a perfect performance, defeating Azizmuradov from Uzbekistan by Wazari-awasete-ippon in the final, Granda lost by Ippon in the title fight against Lucas Krpalek from the Czech Republic, and Idalis defeated Hilal Ozturco from Turkey by the same way in the fight for the bronze medal.

According to the official site of the International Federation www.ijf.org, Silva accumulated four wins without setbacks, Granda finished with three wins and one loss, and Idalis finished with four and one.

On Friday and Saturday, Cuba did not reach any podium, with the most outstanding so far by Jonathan Charon (60 kg), who fell in the third bout, as Orlando Polanco (66 kg), Maylin del Toro (63 kg) and Magdiel Estrada fell on the way in the debut.

Granda is the best placed on the WR for Cuba upon his arrival in Austria, fourth place, followed by Silva (7), Estrada (21), del Toro (24), Idalis (29), Polanco and Idelannis (44), Charón (58) and Cardona (65), places that should change with the next update.