Brazil wins three gold medals on the second day of the Paralympic Judo World Cup in Tbilisi

The second day of competitions at the Paralympic Judo World Cup, in Tbilisi, Georgia, was extremely productive for Brazil. This Saturday (26), the country's first three gold medals came in this edition, along with two more silvers and two bronzes. As a result, Brazilian athletes have so far won ten medals, three gold, five silver and two bronze. The World Cup ends this Sunday (27th), with team competitions.

The highlight of Saturday was Alana Maldonado. The judoka from São Paulo, current two-time Paralympic champion in class J2 (low vision), category up to 70 kg, won her fourth world title by beating Kazakh Ayala Mereke in the decision, which went to the golden score. Maldonado won the fight with a wazari.

She was not the only Brazilian athlete to repeat as world champion. Arthur Silva, from class J1 (blind), category up to 95 kg, won his second consecutive championship by defeating the British Daniel Powell, also by a wazari. In addition to the 2025 World Cup, in Astana, Kazakhstan, the native of Rio Grande do Norte also has the Paralympic title at Paris 2024.

The third Brazilian gold this Saturday came from Brenda Freitas, a J1 class athlete in the up to 70 kg category. With an ippon, she beat China's Wang Wenjing in less than a minute in the grand final. Brenda was another athlete from the country to defend the title won last year.

The other Brazilian medalists this Saturday were: Milena Freitas (silver in class J1 category over 70 kg), Marcelo Casanova (silver in class J2 category up to 95 kg), Rebeca Silva (bronze in class J2 category over 70 kg) and Felipe Amorim (bronze in class J2 category over 95 kg).