Alexandru Bologa and Ion Basoc win gold at World Para Judo Championships

At the IBSA World Para Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, both Romanian and Moldovan athletes secured historic gold medals.

Romanian judoka Alexandru Bologa, a 2024 Paralympic champion, claimed his third world title in the J1 70 kg category. Bologa secured five consecutive victories, including a 13-second ippon win against Kazakhstan’s Assylan Nurdauletov in the final.

Moldovan athlete Ion Basoc achieved a historic milestone by winning the gold medal in the J1 +90 kg category. This marks the first gold medal ever won by a Moldovan representative at an IBSA World Championship in any Paralympic discipline. Basoc secured his victory by defeating Brazil’s Wilians Silva de Araújo, the 2024 Paralympic champion, in the final.

Other notable results from the competition included Vadim Crețu of Moldova, who placed 9th in the J1 70 kg category, and Nicolai Bondarev, who finished 7th in the J2 90 kg category.