María Manzanero and Sergio Ibáñez win bronze at Paralympic Judo World Championships

Spanish judokas María Manzanero and Sergio Ibáñez secured bronze medals during the opening day of the Paralympic Judo World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.

María Manzanero won her first world medal in the J1 -52kg category. After falling in the semifinals, she defeated Canada's Priscilla Gagné with a yuko to secure the victory. This achievement follows her recent European championship title.

Sergio Ibáñez earned bronze in the J2 -70kg category by defeating Japanese judoka Sakurai via Ippon. The former Tokyo 2020 Paralympic silver medalist returned to the podium following recent surgery.

Other Spanish competitors, including Marta Arce, Elsa Lukun Hernández, Omar Tohuami, and Norberto Tuñón, participated in the opening sessions but did not advance past the preliminary or repechage rounds.