Gladius Team Manilva has put in a great performance at the Spanish Grappling and Grappling Gi Championships, held this weekend in La Nucia, Alicante.
The team from Manilva has taken home a total of nine medals, two gold, four silver and three bronze, across the two disciplines in competition.
Of note are the double national title won by young Adán Crespo and the double runner-up finish of Javier Becerra.
In grappling, Ernesto Romero and Aníbal López also climbed onto the third step of the podium, with López finishing second in grappling gi. Héctor Olmo was fourth in this discipline and runner-up in grappling gi, while his teammate Hugo Tineo took bronze in grappling and was fifth in Gi. Alejandro Luque also just missed out on the podium in both competitions, finishing fourth.
The fighters of Gladius Team Manilva took part in this important event with the Andalusia team, under the guidance of Ernesto Romero as team coach.
From Manilva Town Hall, both the mayor, Mario Jiménez, and the sports councillor, Manolo Gil, congratulate Gladius Team Manilva on this brilliant performance at the national championships and for proudly carrying the name of Manilva.
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