Last week Tel Aviv,
\nin Israel, played venue for a major judo competition in the Grand Slam category.
\nAt the event, which brought together over 400 athletes from 60 countries,
\nRomania was represented by 9 judokas. Out of the Romanian delegation in Tel
\nAviv, Alexandru Raicu obtained the best performance in the contest of the
\n73-kilogram category and for this performance Radio Romania has designated him
\nAthlete of the Week. <\/p>\n
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The Romanian
\nmanaged to defeat Lukas Reiter of Austria in the first round and Victor Sterpu,
\na challenger from the Republic of Moldova, in the round of 16. Raicu
\noutperformed Israeli Tohar Butbul in the quarterfinals and Nugzari
\nTatalashvilli of Georgia in the semis. In the finals, the Romanian clinched a victory
\nagainst Giovanni Esposito of Italy and stepped onto the first step of the
\npodium. <\/p>\n
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Alexandru Raicu was born on 20th December 1996
\nand got his first good results in the cadets and junior competitions. As a
\nsenior athlete he became Romania’s champion twice, in 2018, in Cluj, and in 2019,
\nin Ia\u015fi, in the 73-kilogram competitions. He shot to international fame in
\nFebruary last year in a competition hosted by the Austrian city of Oberwart.
\nHis victory in Israel is a confirmation of his latest progress and brings him
\n1,000 points in the international ranking of the 73-kilogram category pushing
\nhim to the 30th position. <\/p>\n
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(bill)<\/p>\n
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