the sambaist Elizabeth Kobiliov Last night (Friday) she won a second medal at the European Under-21 Championship held in Serbia, when she took the bronze in the weight category up to 72 kg. Kovalev’s win joins the silver medal she won in the youth competition.
Kovalev, beat an opponent from Latvia, and lost in the semi-finals to a Sambist from Russia. In the competition for the bronze medal, the representative from Belarus won. Her club friend Tally Samuelson (65 kg), brought another title to the Israeli delegation by winning the bronze medal. Idan Menshirov (weight 88 kg) finished the competition in fifth place.