Southwestern German Championships

A friend of mine qualified for southwestern championships during the championships in Hessen.
Maintal is relatively close by, so we decided to accompany and support her.

The event started during mid-day, they possibly might not have had enough participants to start in the morning.



 As much as I wished to be able to warm up with her, after my accident on October 30 I am on complete rest. I stumbled on a staircase and pulled both inner and outer ligaments on one foot pretty badly. Hope I'll recover soon.


The day continued further and further, but my friend hasn't had a single fight yet and they had fights of every weight category but hers. 


Eventually, her weight class started in the late afternoon. This was her second competition in not less than 10 years and she'd just had half a year off of training. She ended up being 3rd, which is a rather good accomplishment. 

Just like being in the top 3 of your weight category of your states' championships qualifies you for your regions championships, being in the top 3 of your regions' championships qualifies your for the german championships. She's thinking about participating in the german championships as well after she is already qualified now.

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