Hungarian soldier wins bronze medal at European Wrestling Championships
Text: Tamás Kovács | Photo: by the author | 13:34 April 9, 2025Richárd Végh won a bronze medal in men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling at the European Wrestling Championships held in Samorin (Somorja), Slovakia, on 8 April. The corporal of the HDF 2nd Sports Company defeated his more-experienced Polish opponent in a great fight, where he turned the scores around from 0-6 to 10-6.
“I came for a medal and I am taking it home”, told us Végh, who admitted that the difference in strength could be seen in the first bout. “However, I did not give up, I went on and felt that the strength of my opponent was gone. It was the heart that decided this match, I wanted to win more, that’s it. It is incredible to say it out loud that I am a bronze-medallist European champion!”, added the athlete, struggling with his tears of joy.
The 25-year-old athlete from Érd could step onto the 3rd place of the podium at his first world-level championship.
Sports Company bronze medal at the European Championships
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