PRISHTINA, October 27/ATA/ Kosovar judokas have excelled at the European Open Sarajevo 2025. Thus, Flaka Loxha managed to win the bronze medal, while Fatjona Kasapi ranked fifth.
Flaka started the competition with a clean victory over Turkey’s Aysenur Karadag, but in the quarterfinals she was defeated by Britain’s Chelsie Giles. Further on, she triumphed over Lanina Solley (Great Britain), to secure the duel for the bronze medal. In the decisive match, Loxha defeated compatriot Fatjona Kasapi after a neck and neck match that was decided in the overtime.
On the other hand, Fatjona Kasapi made an excellent performance, defeating Laura Kallinger (Austria) and Andjela Samardzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was stopped in the semifinals by Nika Tomc (Slovenia). In the match for the bronze, she was narrowly defeated by Loxha, finishing in fifth place.
The results of the two judokas show the good form of Kosovo’s representatives in international competitions, with medals and high rankings in a tournament with strong competition. /Kosovapress/p.s./
