Navarro Ariane Toro, silver at the Baku Judo World Cup
The Pamplonese judoka has lost in the final to the Japanese Uta Abe, who was the top favorite, Olympic champion in Tokyo in 2020 and runner-up in Paris in 2024.
Navarro Ariane Toro (right) during the fight against Valencian Ayumi Leiva. Stock Photo: Europa Press
Pamplonese Ariane Toro, in the52-pound female category , won the silver medal on the second day of the Baku Judo World Cup.
The Navarro judoka who has won three bronze medals in theEuropean championships has lost in the final to the Japanese Uta Abe .
To reach the final, theNavarro has eliminated the Bulgarian Gabriela Dimitrova , theUzbek Sugdiyona Rafkatova , the Mongolian Uranzaya Bayanmunkh and theItalian Odette Giuffrida .
But he hasn't been able to beat top favorite Uta Abe in the final. Abe was an Olympic champion in Tokyo in 2020 and runner-up in Paris in 2024. In addition, the Japanese has been a world champion five times, from 2018 to 2025.
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