First silver joy For Spain at the World Cup held in Baku (Azerbaijan). Elche’s Hugo Arillo (-54 kilos) was declared world runner-up this Friday, and recently Adrián Vicente (-58 kilos), Adriana Cerezo (-49 kilos) and Joan Jorquera (-63 kilos).
Arillo, 21 years old and number 30 in the world proved himself at the highest level of competition after signing an outstanding tournamentDespite the discomfort in one knee of Korean Tae-joon Park, who only excelled in the final (2-0), he managed to separate him from his gold.
Arillo, currently the European Under-21 runner-up, had a quiet start in the race against Ethiopia’s Solomon Demse, whom he defeated with tremendous authority (2-0). The man from Elche faced Iranian Mehdi Hajimousaei (2-1) in the second round in a highly balanced match and eventually went to the Spanish side. In the round of 16, Arillo defeated Brazil’s Paulo Melo (2-1) after a very even fight with a final comeback, but tensions continued until his opponent finally requested the video to confirm a hit that didn’t go up. on the scoreboard.
He won the medal by defeating Italian Teodoro del Vecchio in the quarter-finals. (2-0) is easier than expected and in the semi-finals, already with the peace of mind of the medal, Hugo Arillo put forward his best version against Türk Görkem Polak, whom he defeated in the first round and returned in the second round. To qualify for the World Cup final (2-0).
Sara Cortegoso completed the Spanish participation in the second round. Galicia debuted with an uneventful (2-0) win over Palestinian Maiar Qabana, but in her second match she lagged behind Kazakh Rita Bakisheva, who finished third in the world and clearly won both rounds (0 – 0 -). 2).
This Saturday will be one of the most anticipated moments for the Spanish delegation, with current world champion Dani Quesada (-74kg) with serious options to reaffirm the title and current European champion Jone Magdaleno to act. (-62 kilos) will seek his first metal at a World Cup event.