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The new day of the European Wrestling Championship in Tbilisi brought Ukrainian team four medals - gold, silver and two bronze.
Alina Stadnik-Makhynia got the European Champion title in the weight category 67 kg. She won three matches out of four including the final by putting opponents on the shoulder-blades.
Alen Zasieiev (120 kg) started the final with Turkish Taha Akgul confidently - 6:0. Unfortunately, the second and third periods Ukrainian loss - 0:1, 1:2.
Iryna Husyak (55 kg) beat Katarzyna Krawczyk from Poland (6:0, 3:1) and won bronze.
Giya Chykhladze (74 kg) also stepped up on the podium. In the bronze medal match he beat Zaur Efendiev from Serbia - 1:0, 0:3 and 6:0.
President of National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Sergey Bubka congratulated athletes and coaches and wished them to achieve always their goals.