We needed this victory": gold at the European Championships became especially important for Russian judokas after silver at the World Cup, three-time world judo champion Inal Tsoev told Izvestia.
The athlete supported his friends as a fan and congratulated them on the gold they deserved.
"Each of us, the guys, said we are capable of more, we are capable of bringing gold medals to the team. And we proved it," the judoka emphasized.
Tsoev noted that now the team needs to improve the result in the World Championship.
On November 7, Russian judokas won gold at the European Team Championship in Belgrade, defeating Georgia in the final with a score of 4:1.