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Tilburg judokas Jur Spijkers and Amber Gersjes, both 29, were selected for the Dutch team at the World Championships. They grew up together, although their sporting paths have differed, and are described as contrasting in appearance.
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Amber Gersjes was eliminated in the round of 16 of the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the under-48kg category. The 29-year-old lost her second match to Japan’s Wakana Koga by ippon, after Koga had also scored a yuko. Gersjes said the elimination was especially painful after her results earlier in the year. Naomi van Krevel was eliminated in the first round of the under-52kg competition by Czech judoka Tereza Bodnarova, also by ippon. One report said Bodnarova scored a yuko with about 30 seconds remaining before the bout ended.