Tetiana Rizhko (UKR) vs Elis Manolova (AZE) - Final // European Championships 2022

The second gold medal for the team went to Tetiana Rizhko (UKR) who pinned Tokyo Olympian Elis Manolova (AZE) inside two minutes to win her maiden senior European gold. That medal from Rizhko sent another wave of emotional reactions not only in the Ukraine team but also in the stadium. “It took me four days to reach Lviv, then we stayed there for three days because we couldn’t leave, then we came here to Hungary, we spent two weeks in a training camp,“ Rizhko said. “The wrestling association helped us a lot, the national team coaches who organized this trip. We have two gold.“ Talking about her final, the Ukrainian said that she did not expect her to pin Manolova. “I didn’t expect I would pin her so fast because the final was tough as there is high competition in my weight class,“ she said. “I am full of emotions. I am so glad we have such coaches and girls who came here with us.“ #WrestleBudapest UWW Official website :