Montenegrin karate national team member Neda Beljkaš advanced to the finals, while Jovana Milić won the bronze medal on the first competition day of the European Cadet, Junior and Young Senior Championships in Limassol.
A member of the Pljevlja-based Potoci club, she won the match for the gold medal in kata, in the cadet competition, after four victories.
She eliminated Ukrainian Anastasia Shcherbinina 4:1, Maltese Jenna Avod Atia 5:0, and Anais Kela from France 4:1 and advanced to the semifinals, where she defeated Portuguese Chiara Brandauer 3:2.
Her opponent in Sunday's final will be Spaniard Candela Garcia Peña.
"The feeling is great, I'm satisfied with my performance. I've been preparing for the European Championships for more than half a year. I gave my best. Whatever happens on Sunday, I'll be satisfied, the medal has already been won," said Bekljaš.
Milić won the bronze medal in the junior senior women's competition by defeating Poland's Emilia Wysocka 3:2.
The Bara member started the championship with a 5:0 victory against Cypriot Konstantina Papafilippo, while in the second round she was defeated by Frenchwoman Lin Mai Bui 5:0, who, by reaching the final, withdrew to the repechage.
At the start of the repechage, she defeated Denmark's Justine Dahl-Vronding 3:2 and won the bronze medal match.
Petra Marković was one step away from the podium, losing the bronze medal match in the 54 kg category to Ioana Balanescu from Romania 3:1 and finishing in fifth place.
The member of the Youth Team was free at the start of the competition, in the second round she defeated Maltese Leja-Samer Maden 8:4, while in the third round, by referee's decision, she lost to Sofia Eli from Ukraine (0:0), who, by qualifying for the final, withdrew to the repechage.
In the next two rounds of repechage, she eliminated Eliska Svobodova from the Czech Republic (0:0) and Loredana Radaut from Moldova (0:0) by referee's decision and earned a medal match.
Arijan Aljošević in the 52 kg category and Lazar Rakočević in the 70 kg category were stopped by defeats in the second round of repechage as they finished seventh.
Aljošević started the tournament with two triumphs, and was separated from the semifinals by a 3:1 defeat to Ukrainian Marko Doros, who, by reaching the final, pushed him into the repechage.
Karate player Bara was defeated in the second round by Levani Dadeshkeliani from Kazakhstan 3:1.
Rakočević defeated Portuguese Rodrigo Lopez 3:0 in the first round, while in the second he lost to Scottish Kalen Brodie 10:0, who reached the final and gave the karateka from Gorštaka another chance.
In the first round of the repechage, he defeated Spaniard Marcos Blanco 4:3, while in the second round he lost to Yegor Grishkin 3:1.
Matea Dedaj (under 47, Bar) won in fighting, cadet Uroš Stevović (Grbalj) and junior Benjamin Aljošević (Bar) won in kata.
In the first round, Luka Đurić (under 63, Gorštak), Andrija Kosović (over 70, Bar), Dejana Blečić (under 61, Champion) and Gorana Đorojević (over 61, Mavaši) in wrestling and junior Katarina Vlahović (Iskra) in kata were eliminated.
The morning of the second competition day will feature junior and junior senior competitions in fighting and a team competition in kata.
Montenegrin competitors will include juniors Branko Lazović (under 55), Balša Danilović (under 61), Jusuf Saljiu (under 68), Anes Arifaj (under 76), Vuk Vučinić (over 76), Tara Perković (under 48), Lana Vukčević (under 53), Katarina Đukić (under 59), Lara Šakotić (under 66) and Una Raković (over 66).
The tradition of good results and winning medals will be continued by younger seniors Balša Vojinović (under 60, Iskra), Lazar Đurčević (under 67, Vukovi), Nikša Zejak (under 75, Iskra), Đorđe Durutović (under 84, Bar), Lazar Potpara (over 84, Fokus), Helena Backović (under 55, Omladinac), Nađa Boričić (under 61, Omladinac), Mariam Zahrane (under 68, Bar) and Jovana Damjanović (over 68, Omladinac).
The cadet-junior kata team consisting of Benjamin Aljošević, Aleksa Barjaktarović and Aleksa Đurović will also be on the tatami.
Montenegrin karate players in Limassol are led by coaches Biserka Radulović and Milena Milačić in kata, and Almir Cecunjanin, Žarko Raković, Dejan Ivanović and Nenad Vojinović in combat.
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