Over the weekend the Tuks/HPC judoka won the gold medal in the under-80kg category of the Commonwealth Championships in Port Elizabeth. Four years ago he won the junior title at the same championships.
By winning gold in the under-90kg category Zack Piontek demonstrated that he is undoubtedly on track to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio. On the latest international judo rankings (released on Monday) the Tuks/HPC judoka is ranked 21. The top 22 judokas in every category qualify automatically.
Geronay Whitebooi and Sinothando Mva won bronze medals in their respective categories.
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