The Russian national team won the European Judo Team Championship for the first time in seven years

The Russian national team won gold medals at the European Judo Team Championship, which took place on November 7 in Belgrade. In the final match, the Russian athletes defeated the Georgian national team.

The decisive match ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of the Russian national team. The bronze medals of the tournament were shared by the teams of France and Turkey.

The Russian national team participated in competitions with national symbols. The winning team included Alice Startseva, Irina Zueva, Olga Mukhina, Tamara Lischenko, Kamila Badurova and Daria Rechkalova.

The male part of the team was represented by Valery Endovitsky, Shamil Zilfikarov, Buyan-Kherel Sanaa, Timur Arbuzov, Egor Andoni and Denis Batchaev.

According to Sport-Express, the first team tournament was held in Yekaterinburg in 2018. Then the Russians took the bronze. The Russian national team also achieved this result in 2021. In 2022, Russian athletes were suspended from international competitions. After that, Russian judoka competed at the European Team Championships only in 2025, winning third place again.

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Russian judoka took first place in the unofficial medal standings for the total number of awards at the Grand Slam tournament, which ended in Abu Dhabi on October 31. The athletes of the national team won six medals of various denominations.