MINSK, 24 June (BelTA) – The Belarusian athlete Maryna Slutskaya (the weight category of over 78kg) has won a gold medal during the judo tournament of the 2nd European Games Minsk 2019, BelTA has learned.
In the final bout Maryna Slutskaya met Larisa Ceric from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Belarusian tried to get a grip of her adversary first and throw her down but failed to implement the plans in the regular time. In the additional time Maryna Slutskaya won the fight.
As for the Belarusian men, Daniel Mukete (100kg) demonstrated the best results. He came in fifth today after losing the fight for the bronze to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics champion Cyrille Maret from France.
The athletes are competing for 15 sets of medals. The competitions will end on 25 June.