Alex Creț și Serafima Moscalu, eliminați în primul tur la Mondialele de judo

Romanian judokas Alex Creț and Serafima Moscalu were eliminated in the first round at the World Judo Championships in Baku. Creț lost to Kyrgyz Erlan Sherov in the men's 90 kg category, while Moscalu was surprisingly defeated by Madagascar's Aina Laura Rasoanaivo Razafy in the women's 70 kg category. The gold medal in the women's category went to Spain's Ai Tsunoda Roustant, who triumphed over Austria's Michaela Polleres in the final. Romania is represented by eight judokas at the championships, with more competitors scheduled to compete soon.