Fri. Nov 15th, 2024
Natalie Powell

British judoka Natalie Powell missed out on the -78kg bronze medal on the final day of the Dusseldorf Grand Prix.

Powell lost out to Anamari Velensek in the bronze medal play-off, with the Slovenian winning by ippon.

The Commonwealth champion, 25, was beaten by Germany’s Luise Malzahn in the semi-final earlier in the day at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle.

The 25-year-old, who won bronze at the Paris Grand Slam two weeks ago, finished the tournament in fifth place.

Alice Schlesinger (in blue) was beaten by Tina Trstenjak in the -63kg final on Saturday
Alice Schlesinger (in blue) was beaten by Tina Trstenjak in the -63kg final on Saturday

On Saturday, Alice Schlesinger was beaten by reigning world champion Tina Trstenjak in the -63kg final.

The Israel-born GB judoka, who won gold at the Dusseldorf Grand Prix last year, had to settle for silver after the Slovenian scored a match-winning ippon in the final.

The 27-year-old beat Israel’s Yarden Gerbi in the semi-final, forcing a submission with a juji-gatame arm lock.

Courtesy of: BBC