The Sipović sisters won bronze medals at the European Championships

This is another confirmation that they belong to the very top of European and world karate.

Emina Sipović in the category up to 61 kg reached the medal after an extremely demanding journey. She opened the competition with a 3:1 victory against the representative of England, Jasmine Pomeroy, and after losing to Altana Basangova from Russia, who later won the final, she showed her championship character in the rematch. On the way to the bronze, she defeated the representative of Switzerland, Nina Radjenović, 4:3, the representative of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sholokhov, 4:1, and in the deciding fight for the medal, the representative of Azerbaijan, Gulay Oruyova, by a score of 4:0.

As a winner of European and world medals during her rich career, Emina has additionally enriched her collection of top results with this medal.

Her sister Nejra Sipović in the category up to 55 kg also achieved a great result. On the way to the European bronze, she defeated the representative of Spain Ruth Lorenzo Coso 1:0, the representative of Hungary Panka Torok 4:2, and the representative of Switzerland Lara Kim Streit 2:0. After a minimal loss to Medina Sadigova from Azerbaijan (4:5), she came back even stronger in the rematch and convincingly defeated the Italian Viola Lallo with a score of 8:0 in the fight for the medal.

For Nejra, this is the continuation of an extremely successful season. This year, she won a gold medal at the Premier League in Rome, a bronze in China, and now a bronze at the European Senior Championship, which puts her among the main candidates in the race for the prestigious title of Grand Winner.

The Sipović sisters once again proved that Bosnia and Herzegovina has top athletes who, with their results, continue to write the most beautiful pages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. sport, it was announced from Karate club Ippon Sarajevo.

(Vijesti.ba / FENA)