Spectacular Finals
8 days of competition have come to an end at the European Championships 2022. The finals exceeded all expectations. With 12 World Games spots on the line and all contests going the distance, showcasing the quality of the competition.
Men’s World Games Division Winners:
57kg
Vladyslav Mykytas (UKR) dominates Rui B. (POR)
63.5kg
Aik Begian (RUS) dominates Linus Bylander (SWE)
67kg
Dzimitry Varats (BLR) wins against Erdem taha Dincer (TUR)
71kg
Ilia Balanov (RUS) dominates Oleksandr Yefimenko (UKR)
81kg
Enis Yunusoglu (TUR) dominates Daniil Chashin (RUS)
91kg
Lukasz Radosz (POL) dominates Toni Catipovic (CRO)
Female World Games Division Winners:
48kg
Erivan Barut (TUR) dominates Anastasiia Kulinich (UKR)
51kg
Daria Ganzvind (RUS) dominates Rebecca Hodl (AUT)
54kg
Victoria Kuvikina (RUS) dominates Kubra Aktas (TUR)
57kg
Patricia Axling (SWE) wins Maria Klimova (RUS)
60kg
Kubra Kocakus (TUR) wins Darya Bialkova (BLR)
63.5kg
Nora Cornolle (FRA) wins Valeria Albul (RUS)
Russia was the overall best team followed by Turkey, Belarus, Ukraine, France and Sweden. The Scandinavian teams also rose to new heights with Sweden, Denmark and Norway gracing the podium.
2023 host of the European Games, Poland, showed their ambitions to make their homeland proud by winning gold in the 81Kg division and also directly qualifying for The World Games.
There are certainly many multi-sport games to look forward to in the near future and we can’t wait to see these athletes on center stage at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama!
Special thanks once again to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) of Thailand for their generous support in ensuring the traditional music was played live throughout the entire European Championships. Through their sponsorship to bring a Pi Muay band for all three rings, Istanbul came alive with the authentic sounds of the traditional martial art of muaythai.
