European U23 Judo Championships Kick Off: Results of the First Day

On October 31, the 2025 European U23 Judo Championships began in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. On the first day, seven sets of medals were awarded.

Armenia’s representative, Vahe Aghasyan (–60 kg), stood out by becoming the European champion. This is Armenia’s first gold medal at the U23 European Championships since 2003.

In addition to the Armenian judoka, gold medals were also won by athletes from Hungary, Azerbaijan, Romania, Finland, Italy, and France.

The French national team won the most medals on the first day — 1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze.

Results of Day 1 of the European U23 Judo Championships

MEN

60 kg:

1. Vahe Aghasyan (Armenia)
2. Mate Gogoberishvili (Georgia)
3. Ksawery Ignasiak (Poland) and Olivier Naert (Belgium)

66 kg:

1. Islam Rahimov (Azerbaijan)
2. Jochem van Harten (Netherlands)
3. Alessio De Luca (Italy) and Valerio Accoli (Italy)

73 kg:

1. Ioan Dzitac (Romania)
2. Mate Beruashvili (Georgia)
3. Otari Kvantidze (Portugal) and Sos Hacatrjan (Serbia)

WOMEN

48 kg:

1. Szabina Zheleczki (Hungary)
2. Zuzanna Wozniak (Poland)
3. Zilan Ertem (Turkey) and Giulia Ghiglione (Italy)

52 kg:

1. Pauline Cuq (France)
2. Nikolina Nisavic (Serbia)
3. Léa Beres (France) and Alessandro Rocco (Italy)

57 kg:

1. Giulia Carna (Italy)
2. Aly De Carvalho (France)
3. Varvara Kuchar (Lithuania) and Nino Loladze (Georgia)

63 kg:

1. Louna-Lumia Seikkula (Finland)
2. Julie Falgon (France)
3. Anna Kriza (Hungary) and Sinem Oruc (Turkey)

The tournament will conclude on November 1 with the remaining weight categories. Armenian judoka Gor Karapetyan (100 kg) will still compete for the national team.