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Gold for Pole at European Judo Championships

19.04.2021 16:20
Poland's Beata Pacut has taken the gold at the European Judo Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, in the under-78 kg category.
Beata Pacut (in white) grapples with Guusje Steenhuis in the final.
Beata Pacut (in white) grapples with Guusje Steenhuis in the final. Photo: EPA/NUNO VEIGA

Pacut beat Guusje Steenhuis of the Netherlands in the final on Sunday to notch up the biggest success of her career so far.

It was the first individual triumph by a Pole at the European championships since 2007, when Robert Krawczyk won in Belgrade in the under-81 kg category. Krawczyk is now Pacut's coach.


Beata Pacut celebrates her win. Photo: EPA/NUNO VEIGA. Beata Pacut celebrates her win. Photo: EPA/NUNO VEIGA.

The 2021 European Judo Championships ran from April 16 to 18.

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Source: PAP/Polish Radio