Cyprus wins gold and silver at Mediterranean Games in Taranto
Sofia Asvesta won judo gold and Petros Christodoulides took silver as Cyprus reached nine medals at the Mediterranean Games.
Taranto, Italy. Cyprus added two medals at the Mediterranean Games on Friday, as Sofia Asvesta won gold in judo and Petros Christodoulides claimed silver.
The results brought Cyprus’ total to three gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
Judo gold for Asvesta
Asvesta won the women’s under-52kg judo category after defeating Syria’s Sumiya Irawi in the final.
She had previously beaten Irawi at the Paris Olympics two years earlier.
Silver for Christodoulides
Christodoulides secured silver in the men’s under-66kg category.
He defeated Morocco’s Bouchita Abdrakhame and Spain’s Adrian Nieto Chinaro in the semi-final before losing to Serbia’s Marko Djordjic in the final.
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