Sad loss: Judo star Lubjana Piovesana mourns the loss of her brother

Sad loss: Judo star Lubjana Piovesana mourns the loss of her brother

Bristol, England - Sad news from Great Britain shakes the Jewish sports world: Lubjana-Francesca Piovesana, the talented judo fighter, has to process the loss of her younger brother Luis. The 26-year-old had disappeared in Bristol, and the police finally discovered a body in a nearby river on Monday evening. When the investigators sent the sad news, the Piovesana family was accompanied in these difficult moments, as the Krone reported.

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The circumstances of Luis' disappear were mysterious. He had disappeared in the port of Bristol in the early morning hours of last Friday under never stated conditions and had chosen the emergency number at the last moment. Over the weekend, the police searched intensively for the missing brother. More than 100 emergency services had been mobilized to find the young man, but hope for his survival grew increasingly darker.
Lubjana, who had been fighting for Austria and previously for Great Britain since January 2023 and took a remarkable fifth place in Paris at the 2024 Olympics in 2024, reacted with an emotional Instagram posting. "Luis was found. We are completely destroyed, but he died. I am grateful for the support of everyone. He will be remembered by all of us," she said, with a broken heart and deep grief about the loss. This tragedy not only affects her family, but also the world of sport.

Lubjana Piovesana, which has a variety of successes in judo, including the title of the 2018 U23 European Champion, is supported by a large community that is solidarity at their side in these difficult times. As part of the Austrian national team, she made a name for herself in the judo scene, but on this tragic day the sporting success is overshadowed by the dark clouds of mourning, as also described on wikipedia