Canadian athletes at the Judo Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, performed well despite being a small team.

Saturday, during the Cadet tournament, 2 canadian judokas stood on the highest step of the podium: Keagan Young (-73 kg) and Alexandre Arencibia (-81 kg).

James Millar, national team coach, was very pleased with their performances: “All of the team performed well today. Some small mistakes were made, but overall, the results were close to what I expected. Both Alexandre and Keagan showed their class in their respective categories, controlling opponents well and finishing opportunities decisively.”

The sole feminine Canadian representative of the event, Rachel Krapman (-57 kg) ended with a silver medal, losing against Colombian Nikol Pencue, ranked 6^th in the world.

“Rachel has shown steady improvement and is building on her recent performances in Europe. It was a good outing for her,” added Millar. “It was a great opportunity for all three to climb the world ranking and improve their seeding for the next few Cadet Cup events and the Pan American Championships in July. ”

Arencibia, Krapman and Young showing off their medals

Antic in Fifth Place

The only judoka from Canada in action on Sunday, Sava Antic (-73 kg), ended in 5^th place. “He was given undeserved shidos during the bronze medal bout against an athlete from Dominican Republic. It’s not the result we were hoping for, it’s disappointing,” explained Millar.

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Written by Sarah Mailhot for Judo Canada