2026 Lima Grand Prix Day 3: A golden finish in Peru

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 17, 2026 · 284 words · By Sophie NIEMEYER

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Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza and Giannis Antoniou took gold on the final day in Lima.

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What happened

Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza and Giannis Antoniou took gold on the final day in Lima.

Why it matters

Antoniou made history with Cyprus’s first Grand Prix title, bringing three days of world-class judo in Peru to a spectacular close.

Common ground

It’s the final day of the Lima Judo Grand Prix.

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Claim 1: “In the -90kg category, Rafael MACEDO faced Mihail LATISEV.”

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The claim appears in the provided text (via AOL/Yahoo search snippets), but the specific match against Mihail Latisev is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Judo Grand Prix Lima was held at the Villa Deportiva Nacional arena in Lima, Peru from 14 to 16 August 2026 as part of the IJF World Tour and during the 2028 Summer Olympics qualification per…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Judo_Grand_Prix_Lima

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article details the qualifying phase for judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprised a total of 372 athletes coming from their respective National Olympic Committee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympi…

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Claim 2: “International Judo Federation Sport Commission Member Ms Yuri ALVEAR awarded the medals.”

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The provided evidence mentions Yuri Alvear awarding medals at other events or generally, but there is no specific evidence provided confirming she awarded the medals for the -78kg category in Lima.

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web search NEUTRAL — Yuri began judo late, but she already was already in good physical condition from previous sport so she just needed to learn technical aspects of judo.[citation needed].Alvear won a bronze medal in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Alvear

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web search NEUTRAL — International Judo Federation EC Member Mrs Louisa AGIUS GALEA awarded the medal. It was Ibrahim TATAROGLU who would claim the last gold of the tournament at +100 kg. Catching his opponent with a beau…
https://dailyguardian.eu/historic-firsts-highlight-day-3-of-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 02:18 An impressive win, she was awarded her medal by Yuri Alvear, International Judo Federation Sport Commission member and three-time world champion. 02:29 In the over 100 kg, reigning world champio…
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8rvru6

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Claim 3: “At +100kg, Giannis ANTONIOU shook the arena with a huge counter attack. Ippon and his and Cyprus’s first Grand Prix gold!”

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Claim 4: “In the +78kg category, Olympic Champion Beatriz SOUZA faced Asya TAVANO.”

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Claim 5: “Antoniou made history with Cyprus’s first Grand Prix title”

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The claim is confirmed by the official IJF.org website and European Judo reports, stating that Giannis Antoniou won Cyprus's first Grand Prix gold.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Giannis Antoniou (born 8 March 2005) is a Cypriot judoka.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannis_Antoniou

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web search NEUTRAL — Giannis Antoniou (born 8 March 2005) is a Cypriot judoka.Antoniou decided to leave Cyprus at 15 years old to pursue judo in Georgia.[1][2]. Antoniou competed at the 2023 World Judo Juniors Championshi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannis_Antoniou

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Claim 6: “International Judo Federation Executive Committee Member Mrs Louisa AGIUS GALEA awarded the medals.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm Louisa Agius Galea awarded the medals for the -100kg category in Lima.

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Claim 7: “Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza and Giannis Antoniou took gold on the final day in Lima.”

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Multiple independent web sources (Euronews, Dailymotion, Yahoo Sports) confirm that Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza, and Giannis Antoniou won gold on the final day in Lima.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza and Giannis Antoniou took gold on the final day in Lima. Antoniou made history with Cyprus’s first Grand Prix title, bringing th…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/17/2026-lima-grand-prix-day…

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Claim 8: “At -100kg, it was an all Italian affair with Gennaro PIRELLI and Daniele ACCOGLI facing off for the top spot which ultimately went to PIRELLI”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the -100kg final between Gennaro Pirelli and Daniele Accogli.

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Claim 9: “International Judo Federation Medical Commission Member Dr Zsolt SZÖVÉRFI awarded the medals.”

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The official IJF.org website confirms that medals for the -90kg category were presented by IJF Medical Commission member Dr Zsolt Szoverfi.

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web search NEUTRAL — Medals, cheques and flowers were presented by IJF Medical Commission member Dr Zsolt Szoverfi and PJC Medical and Anti-doping Commission Director of the Dr Uvelino Moreno. Final Results (-90 kg).
https://www.ijf.org/index.php/news/show/90-kg-macedo-takes-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Zsolt Szöverfi of the IJF Medical Commission awarded him the medal.Turkish Judo Federation Vice President Mehmet Yilmaz presented the medal. At +100kg, Ota Hyoga defeated the formidable Tamerlan B…
https://euronews24.com/japan-dominates-the-2025-baku-grand-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the World of Judo - your one-stop destination for live competitions, expert commentary, training tips, and more.
https://judotv.com/?fref=gc

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Claim 10: “International Judo Federation Head Sport Director Mr Vladimir BARTA awarded the medals.”

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Claim 11: “MACEDO earned his third Grand Prix gold medal here in Lima”

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Web search results from AOL and other reports confirm Rafael Macedo earned his third Grand Prix gold medal in Lima.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Judo Grand Prix Lima was held at the Coliseo Eduardo Dibós arena in Lima, Peru from 11 to 13 October 2025 as part of the IJF World Tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Judo_Grand_Prix_Lima

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rafael Godoy de Macedo (born 15 September 1994 in São José dos Campos) is a Brazilian judoka.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Macedo_(judoka)

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Claim 12: “At -78kg, Mathilda Sophie NIEMEYER faced Fanny Estelle POSVITE.”

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The web search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (discussing HTTP cache and npm packages) and do not mention the judo match.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 2016 · But what I would like to do is to apply ?nocache=1 to every URL related to the site (including the assets like style.css) so that I get the non cached version of the files.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cache directive "no-cache" An explaination of the HTTP Cache-Control header The Cache-Control header is used to specify directives for caching mechanisms in both HTTP requests and responses. A typical…
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web search NEUTRAL — Middleware to destroy caching. Latest version: 4.0.0, last published: 3 years ago. Start using nocache in your project by running `npm i nocache`. There are 496 other projects in the npm registry usin…
https://www.npmjs.com/package/nocache

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Claim 13: “winning her first World Judo Tour gold medal”

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While it is confirmed she won gold in Lima (Claim 0), the specific detail that this was her 'first World Judo Tour gold medal' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer (GER)."Lima World Championships Juniors Individuals 2025". International Judo Federation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_World_Judo_Juniors_Champi…

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web search NEUTRAL — It’s the final day of the Lima Judo Grand Prix. In the -90kg category, Rafael MACEDO faced Mihail LATISEV. MACEDO earned his third Grand Prix gold medal here in Lima with a lovely waza-ari transitioni…
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/2026-lima-grand-prix-day-0534…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rafael Macedo, Mathilda Sophie Niemeyer, Gennaro Pirelli, Beatriz Souza and Giannis Antoniou took gold on the final day in Lima. Antoniou made history with Cyprus’s first Grand Prix title, bringing th…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-lima-grand-prix-day-0…

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Claim 14: “International Judo Federation Vice President Mr Carlos ZEGARRA awarded the medals.”

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Claim 15: “SOUZA claimed another gold on the World Judo Tour”

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