Miina Sirkeoja and Ommi Mingsupphakun received bronze medals.
Finland two medals. Illustration picture. PDO
Finland has received two medals from the European Games, when Miina Sirkeoja and Ommi Mingsupphakun took bronze medals for themselves in Thai boxing.
Mingsupphakun won bronze in the under 63.5 kg category. He faced a Turk in the semi-finals Bediha Tacyildizwhich was however stronger with 30–27 points.
Thus, the Finn secured the bronze medal.
– At the end of the day, I’m quite proud of my achievements. These were my biggest value races so far and I did pretty well for such a multiple world champion. You just have to train more and come back stronger, Mingsupphakun said in the press release of the Finnish Olympic Committee.
Sirkeoja met Matilde De Melo Rodriguenbut the Portuguese won the semifinal with a score of 30–27.
It meant that Sirkeoja secured the bronze for the under-57-kilogram category.
– The match was very even and in the last set I gave my all. I still thought when the verdict was announced that it would be possible for my hand to be raised. That didn’t happen and I’m really disappointed. The medal is the wrong color, I didn’t come here to get this. There’s nothing to help but get over the frustration and start training harder next week, Sirkeoja lamented.
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Muay Thai is a vertical fighting sport that uses various punches, kicks, holding and defense techniques, as well as vertical wrestling.
In shooting sports, Finland finished fifth in the Skeet pair competition. The Finnish team was formed by Marjut Heinonen and Eetu Kallioinen.
They were only a puck away from the result that entitled them to the medal matches.
Six Finns will be seen in the games on Tuesday. The European Games is a multi-sport event organized by the Association of European Olympic Committees (EOC), which will be held in Poland from June 21 to July 2. The Games will feature 29 sports and 7,000 athletes from 48 European countries