Euro -50 kg / Alexandra Recchia : « When I have zero doubt, I win »
She cried a lot. But it was not tears of joy, rather rage, bitterness and anger. Alexandra Recchia offered such a demonstration against Romanian Pop (8-0) that she could only regret her mistake on the previoous day in the 1/2 final against Austria’s Plank. Considerig her shape and her Karate, she would have deserved better.
Euro -75 kg / Stanislav Horuna : « Of course, I am happy »
He did not get what he had come for, but Ukraine’s Stanislav Horuna is very happy with his bronze medal won against Croatia's Garibovic on Saturday in Novi Sad (1-0), his 3rd podium after the silver medal in 2014 and 2017.
Euro -68 kg / Elena Quirici : « Never give up ! »
European champion in 2016, the Swiss fighter won again gold in Novi Sad on Saturday by dominating the naturalized Azerbaijan’ Zaretska, 1-0. She waited for the very last seconds of the fight to punch her opponent. A great art !
Euro / Rafael Aghayev the only one
At the European championship in Serbia, Rafael Aghayev will try to win another title on Saturday, his 11th one. On the bridge for the qualifications on Thursday, the superstar of world karate has been perfect. Like him, the others stars of the discipline will be in the final on Sunday. Quintero, Sanchez Jaime, Terliuga, Florentin, Ignace, Ozcelik…
Euro -61 kg / Lucie Ignace : « I am relieved, satisfied, happy and... tired »
After two lost finals, Lucie Ignace found the way to victory and won a third European title. She dominated Ukraine’s Serogina scoring three seconds from the end (2-1).
Stanislav Horuna : « It broke my fight… »
Immensely disappointed by his semi-final lost against Harspataki, Ukrainia’s Stanislav Horuna will not play the final against his friend Rafael Aghayev, too tired to speak. But he will fight for the bronze.
