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The Algerian athletes snatched the leadership by beating their Tunisian opponents (19 medals, including 4 gold).

The ten gold medals were received by Moudeter Salah-Eddine (-60kg), Hezil Oussama Abdelhak (-66 kg), Haimouda Abdellah-Tamime (-81 kg), Benatia Aymen (-90 kg) and Hannous Salim (+90 kg) in boys' events, and Zemouli Roudjaina (-40 kg), Mekhelef Manel (-48 kg), Guerfaoui Rahma (-63 kg), Adda Dounia (-70 kg) and Benfedda Lina (+ 70 kg), in girls' events.

Judoka Adouane Mohamed-Mehdi (-50 kg), Harfouchi Youcef (-60 kg), Ensaad Necerredine (-66 kg) and Bouguerri Abderrahmane (-81 kg), Abbes Roumaissa (-44 kg) and Brahimi Hanane (-57 kg) got silver medals.

A total of 122 junior athletes (76 boys and 46 girls), from seven countries, competed in the African Judo Open in Tunis.

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