Torrevieja’s Mano a Mano club won five medals at the 2026 IBJJF Kids European Championship in Lisbon. The result was in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and comprised two golds, two silvers and a bronze.
Leónid Dzubenko and Valerii Kozyra won their respective categories and took the continental titles. Volodymyr Gamzian and Artur Ropeiko won silver, while Cian Murray finished third to add a bronze to the Torrevieja team’s tally.
Six young competitors made up the travelling team. Marko Ivasik completed the club’s representation in Portugal, although the report does not attribute a medal to him or specify his final placing. Nor does it give each competitor’s age or weight category.
Coach Yury Pashkovich accompanied the group along with Arunas and Karl, fathers of some of the athletes. The report highlights the support received during the trip and the experience of facing opponents from different backgrounds in an international children’s competition.
The account identifies the five medallists and the competition format, but does not reconstruct the bouts or their scores. The source also does not state the exact day of the championship. Accordingly, 16 October is the date the result was published, not a confirmed tournament date.
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