Konrad Białas defeated a Swede and advanced

The 19th European Junior Championships, previously known as the Cadet Championships, are underway in Lviv. Poland is represented by a seven-member team led by coach-coordinator Marcin Stankiewicz. So far, two of the Biało-Czerwoni have overcome their first obstacles. Today, Konrad Białas (60 kg) joined Krystian Papis (57 kg) after defeating Sweden’s Sebastian Broman on points. In the quarterfinals, the Pole will face Armenia’s Koryan Asteyan.

Konrad Kaczmarkiewicz (+80 kg) was eliminated from the tournament yesterday. In the round of 16, he was beaten on points by Georgia’s Artiom Yordanyan by unanimous decision. Today, in the first session, Germany’s Kevin Kischenko defeated one of the Polish team’s leaders, Damian Durkacz (52 kg), on points by the same margin. In the second session of the preliminary bouts, Damian’s brother, Maciej Kiwior (54 kg), lost to Ukraine’s Ivan Koziar.