Berishaj won a bronze medal at the tournament in Sweden

Montenegrin taekwondo representative, Anđela Berishaj, won a bronze medal at the tournament in Sweden.

The member of Besa, as the first seed, was free in the first round of the category up to 73 kilograms, while in the second she eliminated the Briton Poppy McKay 2:0.

In the semi-final fight, she was defeated by the experienced Czech Iveta Jirankova.

In addition to the bronze medal, Berishaj also won 3.60 points for the World Ranking in Uppsala, a small town near Stockholm.

"Unfortunately, she lost the first round, even though the scoreboard said she had won. The referee returned the match and awarded a penalty to our competitor. Anđela, after such a lost round, failed to return to the match in the second round, so the Czech won the final." , coach Besa Nikola Gegaj told the MINA agency.

He emphasized that despite the medal and points won, he is not satisfied with what was done in Sweden.

"The good thing is that she managed to improve her ranking and reach the 73th place in the World Ranking in the category up to 26 kilograms. This gives her the opportunity for the Grand Prix next year and an easier draw for the qualification for the Olympic Games in Paris," he said. Gag.

He announced that Berishaj will participate in the G1 tournament in Sarajevo, the Balkan Cup and the European Under-21 Championship by the end of the year.

"In the competitive cycle from October, we had the support of the Montenegrin Olympic Committee and its sponsors, which gave us the wind behind us to prepare as well as possible and climb the ladder to the very top of the world throne," said Gegaj.