The judo fighter Valeriu Duminica has a new sparring partner. The president of the Judo Federation, Andrei Golban, does the trainings together with the sportsman, which will have his debut on 9 august 2016 at Rio Olympics. Golban has posted a couple of videos from the trainings on a social network.

In the first round, Duminica, which will perform in the weight category of up to 81 kilograms, will confront the Montenegro fighter Srdjan Mrváljevic.

The Olympic Games from Brazil is the first in the fighter’s career.