Krpálek takes silver at European judo championships

Czech judoka Lukáš Krpálek won silver at the European Championships in Tbilisi after losing in the final of the heavyweight category to Georgia’s Guram Tushishvili. The two-time Olympic champion secured his eighth European medal and improved on last year’s bronze. It is his second silver at the continental level, following Baku 2015. Krpálek reached the final with strong performances, including a semifinal victory over Poland’s Grzegorz Teresiński. In the gold medal bout, however, Tushishvili scored early and maintained control, denying the Czech a fourth European title.