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Patrícia Sampaio at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
In a victory decided by Ippon, the native judoka of taking defeated a strong opponent and became the first time European champion after the bronze at the Paris Olympic Games.
Tomarense Judoca Patrícia Sampaio became this Saturday European champion in -78 kg, By winning in the final of the competition that takes place in Podgorica, in Montenegro, the German Anna assembles Olek.
In a final that opposed the first two favorites, Sampaio, the first head of the standard, secured his first European title after a combat that resolved by ippon, at 02.21 minutes from the end. It has always been dominating the fight from the beginning.
Before the final, the Portuguese, who was and who Europeans already had a bronze medalin 2023, in Montpellier, defeated Finnish Emma Krapu, Russian Slaviana Rylkevich and French Audrey Tcheumeo, all by IPPon.
Patricia had never fought Anna Monta Olek, but it was 2.21 minutes from the end of the match that became victorious, project the opponent, According to the German already had nine podiums (5+1+3) in the world circuit.
The Judoca do Gualdim Pais wins thus the 44th Portugal Medal at this event, after being for the third time at the Top 5 (in Zagreb, in 2024, won 5th place).
Portuguese Jorge Fonseca It was eliminated at the end of 16 of -100 kg -it was one of the great Portuguese bets in the Europeans of Judo, with two world grade medals and one Olympic bronze. This Friday, Taís Pinafrom the -70 kg competition, it ended in fifth place in a bronze fight.
