Catarina Costa has just won the silver medal at the European Judo Championships, taking place in Podgorica, Montenegro.
The Associação Académica de Coimbra / University of Coimbra (AAC-UC) student lost to French judoka Shirine Boukli in the -48kg final after overtime. In the match, the Portuguese judoka reached the "Golden Score" phase following a draw at the end of the regular four minutes, but lost after receiving a third penalty (shido), which led to her disqualification (hansoku make).
This is the third European silver medal for Catarina Costa, who also reached the final against Boukli in 2022 and 2023, adding to the continental bronze she won in Zagreb in 2024. With this silver medal, Portugal has now won a total of 43 medals at the European Judo Championships.