sexta-feira, setembro 29, 2006

Hashimoto wins Montreal Judo tournament


Hashimoto wins Montreal Judo tournament

Contributed by: John Miller on 9/27/2006
MONTREAL, Canada -- Thornton's Kenny Hashimoto, of the Northglenn Judo Club, had a career day Sept. 23, wining the 2006 Rendez Vous Canada International Judo Championship. Hashimoto, who attends the University of Northern Coloradoon a full wrestling scholarship, had never won a senior international event until Sept. 23. He started out with three wins by Ippon (instant win) to get to the semifinals and face his nemesis Athens Olympian Taraje Williams-Murray (Bronx, N.Y. / NYAC / Spartak Sports Club). In four previous meetings, Hashimoto had lost to Williams-Murray, including at the 2004 Olympic Trials, and again at this year's national championship. Saturday's result was different, as Kenny dominated the match, throwing Taraje twice before pinning him for Ippon. He then faced 2005 World Team member Justin Flores (Palo Alto, Calif. / San Shi) in the final. Flores, in his first international event since Worlds, had earlier defeated both Senior Nationals silver medalist Nate Torra (El Cerrito, Calif. / East Bay Judo Institute) and two-time World Cup Champion Gabriel Bengtsson (Sweden) earlier in the day. Up by a koka (smallest of points), Hashimoto caught Flores with a leg pick for a waza-ari (half-point) and then pinned him for ippon. John Miller is the primary media contact for the Colorado Judo League.
Fonte: YourHub.com - Denver, CO, USA - http://br.f338.mail.yahoo.com/

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