Montenegrin karate representative Jusuf Saljiu finished his performance at the World Championship for cadets, juniors and junior seniors in Venice with a silver medal.
One step away from the podium was Katarina Đukić, who lost the medal match and finished in fifth place.
Today, in the final match of the category up to 70 kilograms, Saljiu was defeated by the Italian Almeriko Tomazino 8:0.
On the way to the finals yesterday, Kadet Omladinca eliminated Abdulah Alazmi from Kuwait 1:0, Latvian Artjom Sevcovs 4:1, Canadian Žinši Kronž 4:1 and Argentinian Lisandro Fontana 1:0.
In the semi-finals, he defeated the excellent Turkish fighter Doruk Eimen Gundogdu 3:1.
It is the second world award for the Saljiu family, after his uncle Emre's brother was world junior champion two years ago in Guadalajara.
Đukić was defeated by the Frenchwoman Morgan Scarfon 54:7 in the match for the third place and bronze medal in the category up to 0 kilograms.
The female cadet from Gorštak Kolasin finished the group competition dominantly - she eliminated Saglara Oshirova 5:0, Anastasia Anastasida from Greece 10:1 and Esha Rin from Ireland 8:1.
The fight for the gold was costed by a drop in concentration in the semi-final fight against the Ukrainian Maria Hnes and an 8:6 defeat.
Juniors Anes Arifaj and Jovana Damjanović will also have the opportunity to reach the podium today.
Bonus video:
