The Catalan Ai Tsunoda has touched the sky after years of a career full of sacrifices in judo and has been proclaimed champion in the up to 70 kg category of the World Championships that are being held in Baku. The fighter from Lleida prevailed in the final against the Austrian Michaela Polleres, one of the greatest milestones in the history of Catalan judo.

Every Wednesday, Emma Osorio practices judo at the Municipal Sports Center Olímpics on Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron, in Barcelona. She has been doing so for three years, accompanied by 17 other boys and girls between 12 and 19 years old who, like her, have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These are adapted sessions, led by judo instructors and volunteers, in which the young people practice everything from the typical greetings and stances of this sport to pair and group dynamics, including strength training and other aerobic exercises.