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Aragón dominates Spain's Judo Super Cups with 35 medals

Aragón's judo teams delivered an outstanding performance in the youth categories in Santander this weekend. Aragón topped the medal table at both the Spanish Cadet Super Cup, held on Saturday, October 3, and the Children's Super Cup on Sunday, October 4. They won 35 medals in total: 14 gold, 10 silver and 11 bronze.
Aragón dominates Spain's Judo Super Cups with 35 medals

The Saturday event brought together 725 judokas from 20 delegations, with France, Great Britain and the United States also represented. Aragón topped the medal table with 6 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals, ahead of Galicia (5 gold) and the Basque Country (3). David Burguillo won his -60 kg group and then the super-final against Valencia's Marcos Agulló. Jaime Pertusa (+90 kg), Daniela Cortés (-40 kg), Martina González (-70 kg) and Elena Maza (-48 kg) were also champions. Maza had already won the Las Palmas Junior Super Cup two weeks earlier, in an older age category.

The -70 kg final was an all-Aragón affair: Martina González defeated María Clager, who took silver. Diego Larrey (-90 kg) and Anna Sánchez (+70 kg) also finished as runners-up. The bronze medals went to Fabián Campoy and Daniel Gil (-50 kg), Nicolás Sánchez-Rubio (-66 kg) and Laina Sanfélix (-52 kg). Seven other Aragón judokas finished among the top eight in their categories.

DOMINANCE IN THE CHILDREN'S CATEGORY

Aragón once again led the standings with 8 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals, ahead of Madrid and Catalonia, both with 7 golds. In the elite category, Marina Fluerica won her -44 kg group and the super-final against Galicia's Elena Lestón, Jimena Jovellar was the -63 kg champion, and Cristian Arrazola won his -50 kg group and took silver. In the development category, Alberto Bercero and Alejo Bernués (-38 kg), Pablo Marquina (-46 kg) and Daniela Franco (-48 kg) were crowned champions.

The children's silver medals went to África Camejo (-40 kg elite), Martín Lleida (-38 kg), Pablo Barrena (-50 kg), Martín García (-55 kg), Daury Rudecindo (-60 kg) and Ainara Abizanda (-40 kg). Sergio Tafalla (-42 kg), Daniel Martín (-46 kg), Mario Campodarve (-50 kg), Oliver Aldazábal (-60 kg), Olivia Urbano (-57 kg), Martín Naharro (-38 kg) and Pablo Casales (-55 kg) claimed bronze.

About this article: Originally published in Spanish by AragonDigital.es and—following a selection process by our journalists—made available to the international audience of AragonDaily.com. Both newspapers belong to companies within the ARAGON DIGITAL GROUP.