It was one of the favourites, and it did not disappoint, confirming it was. one of the safe values of sports in the province. Despite traveling to Albania for the title, Hugo Arillo (Elche, 20 years old) Partially satisfied with yesterday’s silver medal at the European Under-21 Taekwondo Championships. First of all, due to his physical condition: “Two weeks ago I injured the large inner muscle of my left leg. And yesterday, I felt discomfort in my lower back throughout the tournament. So I didn’t quite play this European Championship. For all these reasons I am happy with the continental sub title. It’s true that I was excited for the gold after winning the third game.. In the third round, in the quarter-finals, I beat a Turk who has already achieved brilliant results at major absolute international events and is very clearly aiming for Paris 2024. Unfortunately, I couldn’t show my best version in the final. I narrowly missed the first round, but I had no luck the second. But overall, the results are satisfactory,” Arillo commented on the FER Project website.
This silver in the European sub-21, best result of sports career, the athlete from Elche is not entirely categorical, but leans towards yes. “I think this medal is above some of the podiums achieved in various international Absolute Open categories. And it will place it on a similar level to the two ninth places achieved at the last two European Championships,” says Hugo, who still has two major tournaments on the calendar before the end of 2022.
While Arillo remains in Albania to face a new Open next Sunday, he has fixed all his senses on the one hand and the Manchester Grand Prix, which is scheduled for the end of November, on the other hand and above all. , At the Absolute World Championship, which will be held in Mexico from November 13-20. This will be his first universal competition of an absolute nature. Maximum joy for the promising athlete from Elche.
On the other hand, current Olympic runner-up Adriana Cerezo, current European champion in the category, Laura Rodriguez, or Sergio Troitiño, who took the bronze at the recent Junior World Cup, are Spain’s strengths at the European U-21 Taekwondo Championships. Discussed in Tirana.