The bronze medal from the World Championship (WC) in Budapest is the crown of hard work, years of sacrifice and commitment to training, said Montenegrin kickboxer Miroslav Vujović.
At the World Championships in Budapest, he won a bronze medal in the category over 91 kilograms, in the K1 discipline.
The heavyweight from the Ariston club from Podgorica won a direct qualification to the quarterfinals by the will of the draw, and in the match for the bronze medal he defeated Fatih Simik from Turkey, by stoppage in the second round.
In the semi-final match, he was defeated by Poland's Michal Blavdževic on points.
By placing in the semi-finals, Vujović secured a bronze medal.
He said that he has good memories from Budumpešte, stating that he is glad that he won a medal at the most numerous WC so far.
"In the semi-finals, I had two rounds of open combat, and in the third I did not do well. My concentration also faltered a little and it ended in defeat. I am satisfied with the result, the medal I won, and I expect that I will bring a medal from the next competitions as well," said Vujović at the conference. for journalists.
Selector Goran Radonjić pointed out that the medal was won in strong competition.
He believes that Vujović is a better fighter than the Pole, but that he did not do well in the semi-finals.
"The Pole is more experienced, he coped better, although Vujović showed quality. Vujović is a young competitor for the super heavyweight category, I expect even better results from him. He showed that he can fight with everyone on an equal footing. We expect even more great honors from him," he said. is Radonjic.
Commenting on the performances of the other fighters, he said that they were all defeated in equal matches.
Dejvid Kajević was eliminated in the quarterfinals yesterday, while Remzija Dacić, Anastazija Petrović and Marko Nikolić ended their performance without a win.
"I am satisfied with the performance, it could have been better in some segments, but they did their best. I hope that next year we will continue the continuity of winning medals from major competitions," Radonjić said.
The coach of the national team, Predrag Lekić, assessed that the bronze medal won in such strong competition shines like a gold one.
He said that everyone in the national team was happy when Vujović secured a medal, but after the defeat in the semi-final, they were disappointed because he had the quality for the final and the gold medal.
"We have a young national team, and quality fighters. They are all world class. Some competitors from the national team will be able to fight for another seven or eight years. I believe that the national team in this composition will be together for at least another five or six years," Lekić said. .
The president of the kickboxing association, Ivan Strugar, said that by winning the medal, the main goal was fulfilled ahead of the trip to the championship.
"Could it have been more and better, I think it was. We had the quality and were ready for it. The World Cup in Budapest was of high quality, perhaps the most numerous so far with 1.350 from 67 countries. We fulfilled the plan for this one and we are turning to 2018 in which two major competitions await us - the cadet and junior world championships in Italy and the senior European championships in Bratislava. I hope that we will turn the bronze medals into better ones," said Strugar.
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