Tiraspol, July, 14. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Last week, Pridnestrovian judo player Viktor Skvortsov successfully competed in a tournament in Canada, which was held in Montreal and gathered athletes from 49 countries.
Radio 1 reports that in the preliminary fights, a graduate of the Bendery wrestling school named after Badanov beat fighters from Canada and the UK. In the semifinals, Viktor Skvortsov, who plays in the United Arab Emirates team, met another Canadian, who is much higher in the world rankings. In the final, a native of Bendery lost to the Japanese - the world champion - and won the silver medal.
Viktor Skvortsov (weight category up to 73 kg) jumped to the 14th line of the international ranking and became even closer to the Olympic ticket.
