POSTED: Friday August 28th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JUDO: Travis Stevens and Janine Nakao Lose in the First Round at the Senior World Championships

Senior World Championships on Friday

(Rotterdam, Netherlands) –Travis Stevens (NYAC) and first-time Team
USA member Janine Nakao, both of
the USA Judo National Team FORCE in Wakefield, Mass., each lost in the first
round of the Senior World Championships on Friday.

Stevens, a two-time Pan American Champion in the 81kg division, threw 2009 European medalist Aljaz Sedej (SLO) for a yuko mid-way through the first round, but Sedej came back to throw Stevens for ippon (instant win) with a minute remaining in the match. 

Competing in the 63kg division, Kylie Koenig (AUS) threw Nakao during the first exchange for a yuko (quarter-point) score and, although Koenig later picked up a stalling penalty, Nakao was unable to come back with a score of her own.

Competition continues on Saturday with the following divisions:

Women’s 70kg

Katie Sell (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center / Boulder Judo Training Center)

Women’s 78kg

Kayla Harrison (Wakefield, Mass. / NYAC / USA Judo National Team FORCE)

Men’s 90kg

Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo)

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