www.judoinside.com 26/04
Distria Krasniqi claimed seventh European title for Kosovo
In the -52kg final of the European Championships in Zagreb, it was a showdown between Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo and Odette Giuffrida of Italy. Krasniqi capitalized on Giuffrida's mistake of exiting a seoi nage attempt, seizing the opportunity in golden score with some ashi waza. Despite the hard-fought nature of the contest, Giuffrida faced pressure with two shidos against her, ultimately leading to Krasniqi's victory. This marked Krasniqi's first title in the -52kg category, following a silver medal in 2018 before transitioning to -48kg. With this win, Krasniqi secured her sixth victory out of ten meetings against Giuffrida and claimed Kosovo's seventh European title since 2016.