Shirlen Nascimento takes silver in Abu Dhabi and jumps into the Olympic zone
Judoka Shirlen Nascimento, 26, took silver at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam after being overturned by France's Martha Fawaz in the final, having beaten Olympic runner-up Huh Mi-mi. With the 350 points she climbs from 52nd to 15th on 419 and becomes the leading Brazilian in the race for the 2028 Olympics.
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A primeira medalha brasileira em Abu Dhabi veio com Shirlen Nascimento. A judoca de 26 anos superou a vice-campeã olímpica Huh Mi-mi na semifinal, chegou a liderar a decisão duas vezes, mas acabou virada pela francesa Martha Fawaz nesta sexta-feira e ficou com a prata.
O resultado muda o cenário dela no ranking dos Jogos de Los Angeles. Bronze no Mundial de 2025, Shirlen perdeu a disputa interna deste ano para Sarah Souza e Jéssica Lima e ficou fora da principal competição da temporada. O ano, o primeiro a contar para a lista olímpica, vinha ruim: mesmo sendo a número 10 do mundo, aparecia em 52º.
Com os 350 pontos da prata, sobe para o 15º lugar, com 419 — um a mais que Sarah Souza. Passa a ser a melhor brasileira e entra na zona de classificação para 2028.
Foi o melhor resultado dela em Grand Slam. Antes, havia dois bronzes: Abu Dhabi (2024) e Astana, no ano passado.
Já como cabeça de chave, estreou nas oitavas e superou a britânica Giles Chelsea com dois waza-aris. Nas quartas, ippon sobre a finlandesa Pihla Salonen na prorrogação. Na semi, dois yukos em Huh Mi-mi — a segunda vitória em dois confrontos com a sul-coreana, que havia eliminado Rafaela Silva em Paris 2024.
A final foi de virada. Shirlen quase emendou um ippon com quase dois minutos, mas a francesa escapou pagando waza-ari; veio o troco imediato, com a arbitragem de vídeo corrigindo o placar de ippon para waza-ari. Um yuko devolveu a liderança à brasileira, só que, aos 2min55s, Fawaz encaixou o segundo waza-ari e virou. A francesa segue invicta em quatro duelos entre as duas.
O Brasil teve mais sete judocas nesta quinta. Willian Lima virou no último segundo contra o português Miguel Gago e caiu nas oitavas até 66 kg diante do tadjique Iskandar Mahmadkhojazoda. Nicole Marques (52 kg) e Natasha Ferreira (48 kg) pararam na mesma fase; Diego Ismael, Matheus Takaki, Sarah Mendes e Gabriela Conceição perderam na estreia.
Na sexta, Kaillany Cardoso e Luana Carvalho (-70 kg) e Gabriel Falcão (-81 kg) tentam pódio. No sábado, oito brasileiros encerram a participação.
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