Bilodid began the Olympic cycle with a brilliant victory in Zagreb

George Zandariya wins the Zagreb Grand Prize for Judo. The selection of athletes for the 32nd Summer Olympics has already begun.

The Ukrainian judo team brilliantly began its performances at the Zagreb Grand Prix, which began for our team the selection for the Tokyo Olympics.

On the first day of competition at the Zagreb Grand Prix, team leaders Darya Bilodid (-48 kg) and Georgi Zantaray (-66 kg) reached the final of their weight class.

Billodid, 17, was released for the first time after an injury that prevented her from participating in the European Championship, but showed everyone her return even stronger. In the first three rounds of the tournament Bilodid won the Iippon without problems, in the semi-finals on the vase-ari beat the world champion and the second number in the world ranking (Dasha himself is the world's fifth in its category). World ranking by the Russian Irina Dolgova.

Zantarya in a fight for gold met Flicker Tal of Israel (which did not allow him to win the bronze in the European Championship in 2017).

This time, the Israeli is again shown stronger. A minute and a half before the end of the fight, he won a vase-ari, thanks to which he finally won. In Zantara, it was possible to receive a painful reception in the hands of Judy Gadam, but the rival managed to avoid that.

A set of qualifying points for participation in the 2020 Olympic Games will be held until May 25, 2020.