Algerian wrestlers Driss Massoud and Amina Belkadi are close to qualifying for the Olympic Games scheduled for next summer in the French capital, Paris.
The two Algerian judo wrestlers, Driss Masoud (-73 kg) and Amina Belkadi (-63 kg), were crowned withAfrican surnameFor the third time in a row, after the second day’s competitions For the African Championship – 2024 Which took place yesterday, Friday, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Masoud won the final over Tunisian Alaeddine Ben Chalabi, while Belkadi ousted her competitor from the Central African Republic, Nadia Machiko Guimandigo.
The Algerian wrestlers’ medal tally rises to five (three gold, one silver and one bronze).
During the first day of the continental competition, Algerian wrestlers won three medals (gold, silver and bronze). The wrestler was crowned Qais Muddathir (less than 66 kg) with the precious metal after defeating the Egyptian, Ahmed Abdel Rahman, in the final. Meanwhile, Hawaria Kaddour won silver in the weight category (less than 48 kg) after losing in the final to Tunisian Omaima Bidiwi. The bronze medal went to Fayza Isaheen in the weight category (-52 kg).
The African Championship is of great importance, as it is one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2024 Paris Olympics, so that the winner in each weight gets 700 points.
Therefore, Driss Masoud and Amina Belkadi are close to obtaining a visa to participate in the tournament 2024 Olympic Games.
The qualification system for the Paris Olympics in judo is based on collecting points through participation in international tournaments and global and continental championships. It is a difficult system that requires participation in the largest possible number of competitions in order to obtain a ticket to qualify for the Olympic date.
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