Viktė Ažukaitė secured a silver medal and the title of vice-champion at the recent competition. Despite losing a bout in the preliminary round, the Lithuanian athlete advanced to the elimination round starting from the seventh position in the rating. In the second round, she successfully navigated the top eight, defeating German competitor J.
Wagner, who held the highest rating during that phase, with a score of 15:13. In the final round, Ažukaitė defeated Swedish opponent L. Ultjarn by a score of 15:14.
However, she ultimately lost the decisive match to L. Eriksson of Sweden, who was crowned the champion. Paulina Bajorūnaitė-Stauskė was narrowly close to achieving a medal.
After winning all her preliminary matches and securing first place in the rating, the athlete advanced to the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, following a highly competitive and physically demanding bout, she was defeated by L. Eriksson of Sweden with a score of 14:15.
Both athletes demonstrated high levels of competition throughout the tournament’s rounds. Ažukaitė’s performance in the later rounds solidified her status as a top contender, while Bajorūnaitė-Stauskė’s strong start highlighted her potential, despite falling short of the podium in the final elimination round.
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