JUDO Preview: Pareto headlines IJF World Tour Grand Prix in Mexico

The World Championships are over, but the IJF World Tour continues, this week in Cancun (MEX) with 344 judoka from 52 countries ready to do in the resort city. The top seeds and current world rankings:

Men:
∙ -60 kg: 1. Francisco Garrigos (ESP: 5) 2. Ashley McKenzie (GBR: 10)
∙ -66 kg: 1. Daniel Cargnin (BRA: 8) 2. Mikhail Puliaev (RUS: 12)
∙ -73 kg: 1. Tommy Macias (SWE: 7) 2. Arthur Margelidon (CAN: 10)
∙ -81 kg: 1. Frank de Wit (NED: 2) 2. Alan Khubetsov (RUS: 5)
∙ -90 kg: 1. Nemanja Majdov (SRB: 8) 2. Ivan Felipe Silva (CUB: 10)
∙ -100 kg: 1. Ramadan Darwish (EGY: 13) 2. Cyrille Maret (FRA: 16)
∙ +100 kg: 1. Lukas Krpalek (CZE: 2) 2. David Moura (BRA: 4)

The U.S. has four seeded fighters, including Adonis Diaz, no. 4 at -60 kg; Alexander Turner, eighth at -73 km, and Jack Hatton, sixth at -90 kg.

Women:
∙ -48 kg: 1. Milica Nikolic (SRB: 6) 2. Paula Pareto (ARG: 7)
∙ -52 kg: 1. Jessica Pereira (BRA: 7) 2. Angelica Delgado (USA: 11)
∙ -57 kg: 1. Nekoda Smythe-Davis (GBR: 3) 2. Timna Nelson Levy (ISR: 9)
∙ -63 kg: 1. Katharina Haecker (AUS: 8) 2. Kathrin Unterwurzacher (AUT: 11)
∙ -70 kg: 1. Anna Bernholm (SWE: 4) 2. Kelita Zupancic (CAN: 9)
∙ -78 kg: 1. Natalie Powell (GBR: 3) 2. Mayra Aguiar (BRA: 7)

Delgado is the only seeded American. Pareto, the 2016 Rio champ, comes to Cancun after co-lighting the torch to start the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires last weekend.

Look for results here.