Amazing performance from the wrestlers of Spello Paolo Iannetti and Michael Balzana (both got on the lowest rung of the podium) at the Absolute Italian Freestyle competition that took place Saturday, March 8 at the Palatennistavolo of Terni. While for Iannetti the medal was easily predictable, for Balzana it was a great surprise. For Paolo, the bronze medal represented the crowning of a career at high level, which began several years ago under the careful and meticulous guidance of Master Lupi, and ended in the achievement of the age limit, the fateful 35 years: "I have given so much but...

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The young athlete Giacomo Fiorucci reached the coveted goal of the black belt at the internationals of Vittoria Veneto, achieving the last forty points to get the first dan. 1995, junior, 66 kg, Giacomo fought on the tatami with tenacity and perseverance to gain the necessary points for the passage to a higher grade belt, even in spite of numerous injuries. The Olympian Marino Cattedra delivered him the black belt during a regional training held Tuesday, March 4 in Spello.

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Umbrian Judo shows his skills at the "Zoppas Arena" of Conegliano Veneto. In the first stage of the Junior and Senior Grand Prix the judokas showed a great technical rate, getting to the high positions of the charts. The best was the athlete of Spello Alessandro Binucci, second in the category of 81kg. Binucci won the silver medal after winning five battles. Nice try for his club-mate Filippo Battistoni, fifth in the heavyweight. Good performance also by Federica De Iovanna of "I Poeti del Judo", seventh place in the 52kg category. The rest of the delegation was represented by the...

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Saturday afternoon at Lido di Ostia, the athlete of Kodokan Samurai Spello gained the top step of the podium in the category of -90kg. A great result, symbol of capacity and determination of the young athlete that left no chance to his opponents. Mancini, trained by the brothers Giulio and Giuseppe Famà, after he won the first three meetings by Ippon (the equivalent of the knockout in boxing), he fought in the final against Lucci Prato. The balanced match had a breakthrough in the last 20 seconds when the class of Mancini overtook over the strong opponent of Tuscany. Before...

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In two and a half hours on a Saturday afternoon – with the presence of the Mayor of Spello Sandro Vitali - about 200 athletes challenged on three fighting areas, in the name of entertainment and fun. At the end of the competition, the SAKURA OSIMO conquered the first place, followed by the second team JUDO CLUB FOLIGNO, of technician Andrea Ceccaroni, and JUDOLIMPIC SAN SISTO of master Romeo Cappella. The event on Sunday morning was attended by about 130 mini-judokas, a joyful and friendly competition, finished in just an hour and a half with the delivery of medals...

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