On Day 1 of the 2022 IBSA Judo European Championships, which is taking place at PalaPirastu Sports Hall in the city of Cagliari, island of Sardinia (Italy), eight new Judo European champions in light-weight classes were known.

The competition started today, and the first medals have already been delivered. Ukraine (three gold medals, two silver, and one bronze medal) and Turkey  (two gold medals and one bronze) are taking the lead, although there are still two competition days ahead. The Romanian judoka, Alex Bologa, also confirmed all the results he got during the three Grand Prix this year (Antalya, Nur-Sultan and São Paulo) and seems to be heading to the World Championship in November, in the city of Baku, in a golden way to conquer the world title.

#Accessibility – Ukrainian judoka Davyd Korava on the podium with his gold medal while the national anthem was being played

#Accessibility – Turkish judoka Zeynep Celik smiling full of happiness crowned European champion in J2 -57kg

Check all the results from this Day 1:

MEN
J1 -60kg
1.º Abdurrahim Ozalp (TUR)
2.º Miguel Vieira (POR)
3.º Ismayil Muradov (AZE)

J1 -73kg
1.º Alex Bologa (ROM)
2.º Lennart Sass (GER)
3.º Dong Dong Camanni (ITA)
3.º Djibrilo Iafa (POR)

J2 -60kg
1.º Davyd Khorava (UKR)
2.º Zurab Zurabiani (GEO)
3.º Nukri Migrijanashvili (GEO)
3.º Luis Gavilan (SPA)

J2 -73kg
1.º Giorgi Kaldani (GEO)
2.º Nathan Petit (FRA)
3.º Osvaldas Bareikis (LTU)
3.º Namig Abasli (AZE)

WOMEN
J1 -48kg
1.º Nataliya Nikolaychyk (UKR)
2.º Emmanouela Masourou (GRE)
3.º Alessandra Spampinato (ITA)

J1 -57kg
1.º Anzhela Havrysiuk (UKR)
2.º Asia Giordano (ITA)
3.º Vanessa Wagner (GER)
3.º Merve Uslu (TUR)

J2 -48kg
1.º Sandrine Martinet (FRA)
2.º Yuliia Ivanytska (UKR)
3.º Carmen Brussig (SUI)

J2 -57kg
1.º Zeynep Celik (TUR)
2.º Inna Sych (UKR)
3.º Jelena Breskovic (CRO)