Rubro-negros participate in the Brazilian Interclub Championship – Brazilian Under 21 Judo Cup
The tournament will be played at the headquarters of Minas Tênis Clube, in Belo Horizonte
By Helena Petry - in
Flamengo's Under-21 judokas will be in action next weekend (5th and 6th) in the Brazilian Interclub Championship – Taça Brasil, at the Minas TC headquarters in Belo Horizonte. The tournament, held in partnership with the Brazilian Club Committee, features around 460 athletes from 94 clubs spread across 22 states.
The competitions begin on Saturday (05), at 9 am, with fights in the Super Lightweight and Lightweight categories. From 13:30 pm, the Welterweight and Lightweight categories enter the mat. On Sunday, the Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight matches begin again at 9 am, with the finals starting at 12:30 pm.
The CBI – Under-21 Brazil Cup is one of the most important stages for Brazilian athletes competing to qualify for the 2018 Junior World Championship. Leading the National Ranking is one of the criteria for qualifying for the tournament. The Brazilian Interclub Championship is one of the stages that counts most toward the category's ranking, awarding 145 points to the champion.
Check out the list of Flamengo athletes participating in the Under-21 Brazil Cup:
*SUPER LIGHT MEN (-55KG)
Cauã Galdeano
Cauan Salarini
*MEN'S LIGHT (-60KG)
Andre Luiz Oliveira
Vinicius Camerino Pinto
*MEN'S MEDIUM LIGHT (-66KG)
Lucas de Souza da Silva
Victor Gomes
*MEN'S LIGHT (-73KG)
Kauan dos Santos
*WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT (-48KG)
Hemillyn Alves Rafael
Larissa Oliveira
Nathalia do Nascimento
*WOMEN'S WEIGHT WEIGHT (-52KG)
Ana Beatriz Correia
*WOMEN'S LIGHT (-57KG)
Luana Coelho da Costa
Maria Karen Andrade
*WOMEN'S WEATHERWEIGHT (-63KG)
Yasmin Castanheira
*WOMEN'S MEDIUM (-70KG)
Eliza Ramos
Kissila dos Santos
The judo teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo rely on resources from their sponsors – Estácio, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/State Secretariat of Sports, Leisure and Youth (Seelje) of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to support from the Brazilian Committee of Clubs (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources originating from the Pelé Law.