European Judo Union (EJU) continues a series of articles dedicated to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
As Idman.biz reports, this time the officials of the institution evaluated the balance of forces in the weight class of 90 kg.
EJU also distinguished Azerbaijan national judoka Eljan Hajiyev. The debutant of the Olympics will be distinguished by his talent in the French capital: " Lasha Bekauri (Geo) will be defending his Tokyo Olympic title in Paris, and will be competing as the top seed. As one of the most exciting athletes to watch, day five will bring high-level entertainment, be it the Georgian’s unique judo or the chase his opponents will giving. Nemanja Majdov (Srb) has climbed up the ranking in the past seven months, claiming a European title as well as fighting his way to the World final. In the fifth seeding position for Hungary is the Olympic bronze medallist, Toth Krisztian, one of the most consistent of the -90kg athletes, but he is still hunting down that gold medal at a major event as a senior. More than capable, 2024 could be the year. A major potential champion for this Olympic Games is Mihael Zgank (Tur). Toward the end of 2023, the medals were rolling in, on the IJF World Tour as well as claiming bronze in the European Championships, but in the new year Zgank achieved gold in a special place; the Paris Grand Slam. Not only is this achievement many athletes work towards, but in the year of the Olympic Games in the same city, it must be a good feeling. Rounding out the top eight is Christian Parlati (Ita), a strong element of the Italian team, who are known to show up as their best selves in this highlight event for athletes.
Outside of the seeded places, watch out for the developing talents from World bronze medallist Tristani Mosakhlishvili (Esp) and current European Champion, Eljan Hajiyev (Aze). A very late entry is the Olympic silver medallist, Eduard Trippel (Ger), can he be pull out another showstopper?"
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