Local Woman Wins Judo Gold in Tunisia
Melissa Myers posing with her gold medal after competing in the Tunis African Open in Tunisia. Photo provided by Jason Morris.
TUNIS, TUNISIA — Melissa Myers from the Jason Morris Judo Center in Glenville captured a Gold medal at the Tunis African Open on February 11. Myers went 4-0 in the 70kg division.
The Tunis Open was the final event of a three-week tour in which Myers competed at the Grand Prix in Portugal and at the Paris Grand Slam in France. After Tunis, Myers’ world ranking improved to a career-high #73.