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Judo. Immensa Giuffrida: è bronzo mondiale. Settimo Accogli

06 Oct

Judo. Giuffrida's incredible performance: she wins world bronze. Accogli's seventh.

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ROME - Once again, our wonderful Odette Giuffrida (Army) confirmed her quality by winning the world championship bronze medal. Starting as the top seed, Odette faced Rodrigues (BRA) in her opening match, defeating her by three penalties to two. In her second match, she faced Moroccan Iraoui, winning by yuko. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Mammadaliyeva (AZE), scoring the first yuko with tomoe-nage, the second with kata guruma, and managing to secure the final ippon thanks to a sukashi on uchi-mata. The Italian then lost in the semifinals to Spain's Toro Soler, losing by ippon.

Odette Giuffrida wins bronze at the Judo World Championships in Baku

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BAKU - Another world podium for Odette Giuffrida, who won the bronze medal in the -52 kg category at the World Championships in Baku. This is the third world championship medal of the Italian athlete's career, following the bronze medal in Doha 2023 and the world title won in Abu Dhabi in 2024. At 31 years old and after more than 15 years at the top of the international ladder, with two Olympic medals under her belt, Odette continues to climb the podiums that matter. "After Mongolia, I had a very difficult time," Odette said. "An injury took the rug from under me,…"

Assunta Scutto wins world judo silver, her fifth career world championship podium.

Antonio Ciano, Assunta Scutto, Yellow Flames Sports Group, judo

BAKU – A historic feat for Italian judo on the opening day of the 2026 World Championships at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Assunta Scutto won the silver medal in the -48 kg category, setting an all-time record for Italian judo: her fifth consecutive world championship medal, a record never achieved by any Italian athlete in the history of the discipline. The 24-year-old Neapolitan judo champion, the defending world champion, was only stopped in the final by Japan's Wakana Koga, who took the title after a fiercely contested bout. The podium is…