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Michela Fiorini triumphs with European title U44kg

Michela Fiorini triumphs with European title U44kg

4 Jul 2014 17:25
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Emanuele Di Feliciantonio / EJU / Copyright: www.eju.net

Number one seed Michela Fiorini (ITA) faced last year’s U40kg European Cadet Champion Leyla Aliyeva (AZE) in the final. In what was a close match with nobody scoring and being tied by two shidos, Fiorini right at the end was able to immobilize Aliyeva and achieved Ippon to win the title in her debut at the event.

“I am very proud. Leyla Aliyeva is a very strong athlete. But I was training very hard, twice a day, which is not easy to combine with school.” The Italian as well felt inspired by competing in the Olympic venue. “Ilias Iliadis is my hero”, she pointed out.

The bronze medals went to Jana Schmitz (GER) and nieighbour Aniek Norder of the Netherlands. Schmitz beat Kincso Mihalovits (HUN) and Norder prevailed over Romane Yvin (FRA).

Amber Gersjes (NED), who won gold in 2012 in the -40kg and bronze in 2013 finished off the podium this time as she lost in the repechage to Yvin.