Excellent began the international season the leader of the national team of Ukraine, the World champion and Europe in the weight of 60 kg George Zantaraya. Vitaly Dubrov ward won gold on the official start of year first for it the Open Continental Cup in Warsaw.

The Zantary won tournament in weight category new to - 66 kg, by the way, the most numerous at competitions. Dispute for awards in this weight was conducted by 53 judoists from leading European powers, and also Mongolia, Israel and India.
On a way to gold George held six meetings, in five having won sure victories "ipponami". And only in a final duel against Russian Jakub Shamilov Zantaraya celebrated a victory thanks to two "yuccas".
One more Ukrainian Artem Bloshenko (100 kg) missed chance to become the bronze prize-winner of the Cup of Europe. In consolatory tournament the Donetsk judoist lost a meeting for the 3rd place to Frenchman Klemen Delvera.
Our two more judoists finished on the seventh places - in the weight of 60 kg Sergey Bobyr (Chernigov) and in the weight of 73 kg Sergey Drebot (Lviv).
Thanks to George Zantaraya's gold medal the national team of Ukraine finished the Continental Cup in Warsaw on a high fifth all-command place (1-0-0-1-2), having passed forward Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia and the leader of medal offset Georgia (2-1-0-0-1).
In the same days off on the Continental Cup in Prague the female national team of Ukraine fought also. There the best result was shown by representatives of weight category of 52 kg - Maria Buyok (Chernigov) and Alexander Starkov (Dnepropetrovsk) became the fifth.

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