Interview with Julia Figueroa

This week spanish athlete Julia Figueroa announced her retirement form the mats after achieved 7th place at Benidorm European Open.

Read the news at EJU website.

There are athletes who leave behind medals and there are athletes who leave behind something far greater: emotion, honesty and inspiration. Julia Figueroa belongs firmly in the latter category. The Spanish judoka has announced her retirement from elite competition, bringing an end to a career built not only on international success but on resilience, persistence and pure love for the sport. For more than a decade, Figueroa stood among Europe’s elite in the -48 kg category, proudly representing Spain on the world’s biggest stages….continue reading HERE.