Joy and sorrow for the Zadra family

Alexander Zadra from ASV Zadra-fighting rothoblaas had three competitions on his schedule for the trip to Northern Europe: U-21 Club European Championships, general class men's Club European Championships and G2 World Cup Tallin Open. The 20-year-old Kurtatscher was leading his French opponent at the U-21 Club European Championship -87 kg with 6:5 points until he injured his left knee and right hand in a collision. Although he finished the round, he was no longer able to fight the second round. In the hospital, significant bruises on the knee and a fracture on the right hand were finally diagnosed. Means a month of plastering. This result for the U-21 class would still be manageable, as this tournament was intended as an introduction. It's a real shame that he was no longer able to take part in the Club European Championships in the men's -87 kg class. Thanks to his position in the world rankings, he had a very good draw and was even seeded No. 4. The bronze medal in the U21 class is no consolation. Furthermore, he was already registered at the G2 World Cup Tallinn Open in the men's -87 kg class, which took place a few days after the Club European Championships. Due to his injury, he also had to cancel his participation in this tournament. So he was unable to take advantage of two very important opportunities to improve his Olympic ranking. Markus Zadra is happy about silver Markus Zadra (57), on the other hand, narrowly missed the gold medal at this Club European Championships at the Masters in the +80 kg and +35 weight classes. In the final he met the 41-year-old former Spanish national fighter Louis Medrano after winning the semi-finals heavier than planned. In the final, the first round was 2:2, the second round was 0:2, but because of the new regulations that in the event of a tie, the person who landed the more difficult hit wins the round, there was no third round. At this Club European Championship, in contrast to the official WTE European Championships, where the age groups are set at +35 and +45 years, only the age group +35 years and above has been advertised. So it was obvious that the younger athletes had an advantage because until recently they had fought in the general men's class. The medal count clearly confirms this. At 57 years old, Markus Zadra was the oldest participant in this Club European Championship. His long-term rival, the 49-year-old Spaniard Ramon Benitez Punal, who has been unbeaten since 2019, won bronze here in Tallinn behind Markus Zadra. The Spaniard insisted on coaching Markus in his fights together with Oscar Velasco Campo, also a former Spanish squad athlete. A very sporty gesture from the Spaniard. Markus Zadra also competed in the general men's +87 kg class at this Club European Championships and achieved a respectable fifth place. In the quarterfinals he was stopped by the 22-year-old giant Pilipovic Milos from Norway, who secured silver. Olympic heavyweight bronze medalist Georgievsi Dejan from Macedonia won gold at Tokyo 2021.

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Joy and sorrow for the Zadra family

Alexander Zadra and his father, the South Tyrolean martial arts legend Markus Zadra, recently competed at the European Club Championships in Tallinn (Estonia). While the son was slowed down by an injury, the father was able to celebrate a truly remarkable success.

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