European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Closing the U23 European Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the Mixed Team event. Again at this level, France were unable to secure a place in the final, losing out to Germany in a decider. Taking her team through to the semi final against Hungary was the individual -70kg…
30 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
SIPOCZ Richard (HUN) has taken titles at cadet, junior and U23 level, making today’s win his seventh in total, and third for U23, however he could still go one step further claiming eight following an EYOF title win. I am very happy, every time I take a European title it…
29 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yesterday we saw a collection of new champions, but today we saw a series of athletes, who are displaying some serious consistency with two or more titles, in one case eight. There is a great deal of focus on development of athletes and the purpose of this competition, serving as…
29 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
-81kg Number one seed Giorgi SHERAZADISHVILI (GEO) was unfortunate in his opening contest, losing out to the eventual finalist, Tizie GNAMIEN (FRA). The Frenchman will take on team mate, Arnuad AREGBA in the final, both having had a strong day and motivated by the performances of their team mates yesterday.…
29 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The number one seed in the -57kg category, Marica PERISIC (SRB) truly dominated her category today, despite coming off the back of a bronze medal win in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, and no rest since the senior world championships in Tashkent. It wasn’t necessarily an easy win for her,…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Day one in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina delivered seven new U23 European champions, in the end from seven different nations. -48kg: Sila ERSIN (TUR) v Konul ALIYEVA (AZE) The first final of the day was, as predicted, an exciting head to head between Türkiye and Azerbaijan, with their team mates…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
It wasn’t quite the fairytale morning that the host nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were hoping for as they will not see any representatives in the final block on day one of the U23 European Championships 2022, however, there were plenty of surprises and early exits for world-class athletes including…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a press conference was held prior to the start of the U23 European Championships 2022. It will be held in Arena Hills at Ilidža, with 300 competitors from 40 countries. This event is another recognition for the Judo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has…
28 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Once again we are back in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this time in Sarajevo for their second major event of the year following the Cadet World Championships in August. This weekend, we will see two champions defend their U23 European titles, while all fourteen weight categories will have hungry athletes looking…
27 October 2022European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen some of Europe’s youngest hopefuls compete on the world stage in Tashkent, and for some, again in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. Now we circle back to the continent for the U23 European Championships and will be fortunate enough to see…
26 October 2022
European Judo Championships U23 Sarajevo 2022