Kosovo Wins Two Gold Medals at the European Judo Championship
Kosovo judoka Akil Gjakova and the judoka Loriana Kuka have won the gold medals at the European Championship U-23 in Gyor of Hungary, Prishtina-based electronic media reported on Saturday.
The Kosovo Olympic Committee, through a press release, said that the judoka Akil Gjakova in the finals of category up to 73 kilograms defeated Ippon Rufat Mamadov of Azerbaijan.
“Earlier, Akil had scored four more wins, while he passed the first round without a fight. In the second round he defeated the Serbian Filip Jovanović, in the third the Dutchman Roy Schipper, while at the quarter-finals the Italian Gabriele Sulli. He scored a Master victory with Ippon in the semi-finals against the Romania's judoka Marcel Cercea”, the press release issued by the Kosovo Olympic Committee said.
Loriana Kuka won the gold medal in the category of up to 78 kilograms defeating in the final the German Christina Faber.
