Olympic bronze medalist taekwondo fighter Avishag Samberg returned to the podium today (Sunday) after winning the gold medal in the World Cup round held in Zagreb, Croatia.
Samberg, who usually competes in the weight category up to 49 kg, chose on the advice of her nutritionist to participate in a competition up to 53 kg, which gives the same score for the Olympic rankings.
The decision paid off in the end when the Israeli passed without difficulty in the first rounds of competition from Croatia and Argentina and in the semifinals another rival from Croatia.
In the final itself, the Hungarian Luca Petabli was waiting for her and after the Israeli took the first round and the other two rounds ended in a draw, Samberg is the one who got on the podium to receive the gold.
Bronze medalist from the European Championships, Rebecca Baich, won gold in the weight category up to 46 kg, when she defeated Australian Juliette Lahud in the final. Polish.
The great day continued for the men as well, when Tom Pashkovsky (up to 54 kg) was stopped only in the final by the Croatian Josef Chakra. Kg), also rose to receive the gold.
Kravitzky defeated Italian Eugenio Monaco in the first battle.
Later, he competed in the quarterfinals against the German Muhammad Umirat and won, when in the semifinals he defeated the Polish Matyus Szczesnowski 9:15 and 7:16 on the way to the finals.
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