Olympic champion Arsene Galstyan (60 kg) and the champion of Europe Alim Gadanov (66) steels winners of the first day of the Pan-American Open tournament in Buenos Aires. The third participant of our national team – the gold medallist of London Mansur Isayev didn't get to number of prize-winners, having remained the fifth in category of 73 kg.

60 kg

Fine form easily weight Arsene showed on a tatami in Argentina GALSTYaN (60 kg). From four duels on a tatami in Buenos Aires the Russian won three иппонами, having spent for it a little more than three minutes. The Argentinian Melitta, the British Varya and American Kunikhiro capitulated under the pressure of Arsene. Galstyan's only final meeting with the Brazilian to Takabataka who a week ago has become the silver prize-winner on similar competition in Montevideo, lasted all five minutes. Two successful attacks of the Russian were estimated on "yuko" and "vase-ari" and provided to our champion tournament gold in Argentina.

66 kg

Champion Evropy Alim also didn't meet GADANOV on a transatlantic tatami of worthy rivals. The Russian finished all four duels ahead of schedule, having left with anything Portuguese Soaresh, Hungarian Zambori, the Brazilian Pereira and Brazilian Chiban who has won last days off on tournament in Uruguay, in the ending.

73 kg

It wasn't lucky in Argentina only to Mansur Isayev. The Olympic champion of London the ippony passed the Argentinian Vega in a starting duel and the Puerto-Rican Miranda – in a quarterfinal. And here in an equal semi-final with the British bronze of World Cups in Minsk and Apia-2012 was Dawson, whose highest achievement to this day, Mansur got a victory not. Fight at Isayev wasn't set and in the small ending – the representative of Ghana Nartya managed to achieve a flawless victory over our athlete. Mansur – on the fifth place of tournament.

Nevertheless, two gold of the Russian judoists allowed our small, but to the titled command to take the second place in medal offset after the Brazilians (2-3-3) presented by the big national team in both sections of competitions (this team present 29 participants). On the third place – British (1-0-1).

Saturday day calls medallists in the remained categories at men and women. Our hopes will be pinned tomorrow on world champions, winner Games-2012 Tagir Haybulayev (100), the bronze medallist of London Ivan Nifontov (81) and Kamil Magomedov (90).

Marina Mayorova, FD

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