Judo: French woman Shirine Boukli under 48 kg European champion for the 4th time

At the European Judo Championships, the Francilienne won her 4th European title in as many contests as possible. She also launched a team from France, which has already won 4 medals, including 2 in gold.

In Montenegro, the Judokate from the Gard won her fourth European champion title of less than 48 kilos. In the final, she won against the Portuguese Catarina Costa and brought France her first medal in the competition.

Frenchwoman Shirine Boukli, 26, was crowned European Judo Champion (-48 kg) for the fourth time in her career, Wednesday 23 April in Podgorica (Montenegro). In the final, Boukli, bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics last summer, won the penalties against the Portuguese Catarina Costa. She brings France her first medal in the competition.

Fourth European title for Shirine Boukli

The -48kg category at the European Championships in Podgorica kicked off at full throttle, delivering drama, speed, and emotional highs from the outset. In the final, it was a showdown between Portugal’s Catarina Costa and France’s Shirine Boukli. For Costa, the stakes were high — a shot at her first European title. For Boukli, it was the pursuit of a fourth.

The first overall successful day for the French delegation at the European Judo Championships. Indeed, while five tricolor representatives were competing, the balance was four medals (two in gold and two in bronze). At first, it was Shirine Boukli who was sacred in the -48 kg category. Opposed in the final to the Portuguese Catarina Costa, the bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 was imposed after having caused numerous penalties …

Gardoise Shirine Boukli became the European Judo Champion for the fourth time in her career, after winning the 48 kg final on Wednesday 23 April in Podgorica (Montenegro).