Lucía Borregales won the silver medal at the 2026 World Youth and Cadet Sambo Championships

Published at: 06/10/2026 12:30 PM

The Venezuelan Lucía Borregales won the silver medal in the World Youth and Cadet Sambo Championship 2026, after reaching the final of the 47-kilogram women's Sport Sambo, cadet category, in Greece.

In the definition for the title, Borregales yielded 10-0 to Kazakh Aiganym Assylan, who won the gold medal.

Borregales began his journey in the final rounds with a 2-0 victory over Ukraine's Polina Steblieva in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinal, the Venezuelan athlete equaled Mia Filipovic, from Serbia, 2-2 with the Serbian athlete, but she gained the advantage in the tiebreaker and secured her qualification to the World Cup final.

Mazo News Team