{"id":5230,"date":"2019-05-21T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.judoalberta.com\/?p=5230"},"modified":"2019-05-21T16:26:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:26:44","slug":"successful-nationals-in-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judoalberta.com\/index.php\/successful-nationals-in-edmonton\/","title":{"rendered":"SUCCESSFUL NATIONALS IN EDMONTON"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edmonton, May\u00a019, 2019 \u2013 Sunday was the third and last day of the Canadian Open Judo Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. The Butterdome of the University of Alberta saw the senior athletes battle it out to win the remaining national titles.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s edition saw numerous young athletes having success in an older category, like\u00a0Isabelle\u00a0Harris<\/strong>\u00a0(-63\u00a0kg), from Abbotsford Judo Club, in British Columbia. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy today, because it was my second day fighting, so I was sore and tired,\u201d she said. \u201cI had a little more trouble getting into it at the beginning, but the level was about the same as yesterday, and it went better as the day went by.\u201d It was a fifth participation at Nationals for the 17-year-old, but a first experience in the senior category. She\u2019s planning on going home to rest and heal minor injuries before the Canada Cup in Montreal at the end of June. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to keep working hard in training, because winning doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m perfect, and it doesn\u2019t mean that they won\u2019t win next time!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriel\u00a0Juteau<\/strong>, from Club de judo Boucherville in Quebec, won the honours in the -73\u00a0kg category. This was a very satisfying medal, knowing that he switched from -66\u00a0kg to -73\u00a0kg this year. \u201cI had won the gold medal in senior a few years ago, but in -66\u00a0kg. I was very happy to see I could still win in -73\u00a0kg,\u201d he commented. \u201cI started off a little slow, but it\u2019s always like that, and the final was the fight I felt the best and the most confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

After two days in second place, the province of Quebec was finally able to catch up with Alberta and be first on the medal count once again. Their lead is slowly getting smaller, but for now, their crown is still intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Medals after day\u00a03<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGold<\/strong><\/td>\nSilver<\/strong><\/td>\nBronze<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quebec<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alberta<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
British Columbia<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ontario<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manitoba<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northwest Territories<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saskatchewan<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Brunswick<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prince Edward Island<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newfoundland and Labrador<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Go to\u00a0JUDOCANADA.TV<\/a>\u00a0to see the complete results of the tournament.<\/p>\n

The Organizing Committee, a Well-Oiled Machine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly\u00a0Thornton<\/strong>, president of the Edmonton Organizing Committee, was very happy and proud to see the results of his team\u2019s hard work over the last few days. While he was a member of the organizing committee in Calgary for the past 3\u00a0years, it was his first time as the president, and he feels lucky to be surrounded by such a fantastic team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome members of the committee were also there for Calgary, so we were able to use all their feedback to improve the experience in Edmonton. The venue was great, the lighting allowed for some phenomenal pictures, the bleachers were close to the mats so the crowd could really see all the action. I\u2019ve heard nothing but good comments from everyone during the weekend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount of work accomplished by the committee members and the volunteers is impressive. It\u2019s a big event, and we always want to add new things to make it a little better than it was before. We had some core members from last year\u2019s committee who also were here in Edmonton, especially\u00a0Allan\u00a0Sattin<\/strong>. He was the Chair in Calgary, and he was a great help to fix any issue we might have. We also had a really good working relationship with Judo Canada. They have been really busy working for the Montreal Grand Prix, but they were still available for us whenever we needed them, and they really stepped up to the plate when they got here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canadian Open Judo Championships will be in Edmonton for another two years, with the next edition being on May 14-17, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Written by Sarah\u00a0Mailhot for Judo Canada<\/p>\n

Information:
\nPatrick\u00a0Esparb\u00e8s
\nChief Operating Officer
\n(514)\u00a0668-6279
\nP.ESPARBES@JUDOCANADA.ORG<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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