Portugal’s Ana Cruz won the first Portuguese medal at the 2023 European Games this Thursday by advancing to the semi-finals of the tournament in kata, a discipline of karate that always qualifies for at least bronze.
Cruz, 28, won the Group A kata by beating Poland’s Anna Kovalska early in the game, adding 40.40 points to her opponent’s 37.90, before managing to defeat Czech Veronika Miskova by a narrow margin of 41.90 to 41. 70, sealing the passage. to the semi-finals.
The athlete from Grupo Musical e Desportivo Manique de Baixo, who makes her debut at the European Games, then lost to the French Helvetia Taily (42.30 vs. 41.20), but still reached the semi-finals in Bielsko-Biala, about 100 kilometers from Krakow.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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