Lucija Lesjak wins gold at World League karate tournament in Salzburg

Croatian karateka Lucija Lesjak won the gold medal in the +68 kg category at the World League Series A tournament held in Salzburg. After receiving a bye in the first round, Lesjak secured victories against Clemence Peu of France (8-0), Zehra Dincer of Turkey (2-0), and Sohile Abouismail of Egypt (3-0).

In the quarter-finals, she advanced via 'senshu' (first point scored) against Germany's Johanne Kneer in a 5-5 tie. She followed this with a 14-12 victory over Ukraine's Ksenia Kolomiitseva in the semi-finals. Lesjak secured the gold medal by defeating France's Jade Zero Ozseritas with a score of 8-6 in the final.

Other Croatian competitors saw mixed results. Sadea Bećirović narrowly missed a medal in the -68 kg category, losing 2-1 to Behije Mustafe of Kosovo in the bronze medal match. Mia Greta Zorko reached the quarter-finals in the -61 kg category before losing to Germany's Mia Bitsch, while Ivan Pehar was eliminated in the repechage of the +84 kg category.