Judoca Karen León wins bronze medal at Grand Prix Guadalajara 2025

Published at: 20/10/2025 10:33 PM

The Venezuelan judo delegation had an outstanding participation in the recent Grand Prix Guadalajara 2025, where the athlete Karen León won a bronze medal.

The judoka began her journey to metal with an important victory in the first round, beating Mexican representative Samantha Carmona. However, in the quarterfinals, he fell to Raz Hershko. The defeat sent her to the repechage zone, where the Venezuelan won a crucial victory against Erika Simonetti, to secure her place in the bronze contest.

In the decisive metal contest, the Venezuelan athlete dominated her rival by obtaining a valuable Yuko score with the left-wing Soto Makikomi technique. After this first score, León masterfully repeated the technique to secure the victory and the bronze medal, the sports press reported.

Mazo News Team