www.judoinside.com 26/04
Kristina Dudina motivated for future success after surprise title
In the -48kg category at the European Championships, 19-year-old Kristina Dudina of Russia surprised everyone with a gold medal victory. Despite being the bronze medalist at last year's Junior World Championships, Dudina clinched the gold by defeating France's Blandine Pont in the final. Dudina follows in the footsteps of the Individual Neutral Athletes' Daria Kurbonmamadova, who won the European title last year. The last Russian lightweight to achieve this feat was Irina Dolgova in 2018.