News & Events in Belarus

MINSK, 22 June (BelTA) – Belarusian Sambo fighter Tatiana Matsko beat Ukraine’s Olena Sayko to claim gold in the 64kg weight category at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, BelTA informs.

Bronze went to Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova and France’s Sarah Loko.

In the men’s 90kg event Andrei Kazusenok of Belarus lost to Alsim Chernoskulov of Russia 0-2 to claim silver.

In the women’s 68kg final bout Olga Namazova lost to Serbia’s Ivana Jandric also 0-2.

Earlier, Belarusian Sambo fighter Stepan Popov won gold defeating Amil Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the 74kg weight category. Vladislav Burdz (57kg) and Yekaterina Prokopenko (60kg) won bronze medals at Baku Games.