Inbal Shemesh Wins Silver in Women’s Under-57kg at Zagreb Grand Prix

Inbal Shemesh won the silver medal in the women’s under-57kg division at the Zagreb Grand Prix on Friday, November 13. The Israeli judoka finished runner-up to Brazil’s Shirlen Nascimento on the opening day of the three-day competition in Croatia. Nascimento won the final by ippon, according to the International Judo Federation’s official contest record. Spain’s Marta Garcia Martin and Adriana Rodriguez Salvador took the two bronze medals. The women’s under-57kg category had 28 entrants. The Zagreb tournament runs from November 13 to 15 and lists 462 competitors from 66 countries, comprising 276 men and 186 women. Friday’s programme included the men’s under-60kg and under-66kg categories and the women’s under-48kg, under-52kg and under-57kg categories. The official schedule has competition continuing on Saturday and Sunday. Shemesh also won silver at the Tbilisi Grand Slam in March. At that tournament, held in Georgia from March 20 to 22, fellow Israeli Timna Nelson Levy won gold in the same weight category. Shemesh’s official athlete profile additionally records fifth-place finishes at the Zagreb and Guadalajara Grands Prix in 2025.