Lisa Grabner wins bronze at Military World Cup in Taschkent

Lisa Grabner wins bronze at Military World Cup in Taschkent

l Isa Grabner, the talented judoka from Wimpassing, proves her skills again and secures the bronze medal at the military world championship in Taschkent, Uzbekistan. This award is the highlight of your previous career, and it is already your fourth bronze medal at international championships.

Just a few days after her triumphant state championship title in the weight class up to 63 kilograms, the 22-year-old was ready for the challenge on an international parquet. In her first fight against the Italian fighter Carola Paissoni, Grabner showed a strong performance and achieved two Waza Ari ratings that led to the next round.

a hard way to the medal

In the second fight she met local hero Nigina Saparbaeva. Unfortunately, Grabner had to fight for a strict criminal lease, which she held back three times, so that she had to move on to the hope of hope. There she competed against Amina Belkadi, who had previously won a bronze medal at the Grand Slam in Dushanbe this year. Although Grabner went into the race here as an outsider, she demonstrated an impressive strategy and did not let herself get her down. A third penalty against the Algerian finally took care of the crucial moment and led to Grabner's entry into the bronze stamp.

In the decisive duel, she met the North Korean fighter Gang Kim-Jin. This had previously defeated the Olympionary Andreja Leski from Slovenia, which made the challenge for Grabner even greater. Nevertheless, Grabner remained calm and concentrated, dominated the fight with two leg sweepers, each earning a Waza Ari rating. The fight ended prematurely and brought Grabner the deserved bronze medal.

For the Judo Association Wimpassing, this is another important award. In total, the association's fighters have now won five medals at the World Military Championships, including gold medals for Michaela Polleres and Lukas Reiter in 2021 as well as silver for Thomas Etlinger in 1997 and bronze for Marlene Hunger 2021.

These successes not only prove the individual talent of fighters such as Grabner, but also the strong training work and support from her trainer Adi Zeltner, who made a decisive contribution to these achievements.