On the way to the final evening in the category up to 82 kg, he defeated YALDIRAN (TUR), JOHANSSON (SWE), and MUKUBA (NOR). In Sunday’s final, he will face a representative of Ukraine – FILCHAKOV.
Slobodan Kadic
In the category of up to 63 kg, Croatia’s Ivan Lizatović will compete for bronze, against the winner of the fight Celiček (CRO) – Juan (ESP). On Saturday, Lizatović registered two victories and one defeat. He took his first victory without a fight – the Hungarian KECSKEMÉTI surrendered due to injury. The second fight was won by ARNAUTA (ROM), and later in the semifinal fight, he lost to the representative of Turkey YILDIRIM.
In the category of up to 87 kg, Croatia’s Filip Smetko and Kristian Lukač have the opportunity to reach bronze through the replay. In the same category, Croatian Olympian Ivan Huklek was unlucky. After the victory over YARASHEVICH (BLR), he, unfortunately, lost to OJOG (ROM) and dropped out of the competition. The finals begin on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at 7 pm in the Small Hall of the Zagreb Sports Hall.
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