Inal Tasoev invincible with third European victory

Inal Tasoev invincible with third European victory

In the men’s heavyweight final of the European Championships in Podgorica, Inal Tasoev of the IJF team successfully defended his title. The former World Champion was the one to beat, overcoming a series of top athletes along the way, including double Olympic Champion Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic.

Two-time Olympic champion in judo Lukáš Krpálek won bronze at the European Championships. He won the match for third place in the over 100 kg weight category with Yevheniy Baljevsky from Ukraine at the championship in Podgorica after two and a half minutes of fighting on ippon and has his seventh European medal. For the first time in its history, the Czech Republic has won two medals from one European Judo Championship. Krpálek added the valuabl…

In the over 100 kg category, after two wins, he lost in the semifinals to defending champion Inal Tasoyev, a Russian judoka competing under a neutral flag. The final block at the Podgorica championship will begin at 4:00 p.m. Krpálek's opponent in the duel for third place will be Ukrainian Yevheniy Baljevskij. The star Czech representative had a free draw in the first round. Then he defeated Pole Grzegorz Teresiński, last year's European vice-ch…