Jodie comes agonisingly close as she claims bronze

TALLAGHT’S Jodie Brown came agonisingly close to the 70kg Point Fighting final, losing out 11-9 to Slovenia’s Tina Baloh.

Brown was down after the first two rounds 5-6, and with 75 seconds remaining levelled the score at 7-7, then went ahead 8-7 with 50 seconds to go, but Baloh brought it back to 8-8 before scoring a final point in the closing seconds to win 8-9.

Commenting after the fight Brown said “I really wanted a gold, I worked hard enough to get the gold, my performance today was really good, but it wasn’t good enough.”

On her opponent Brown said “We might as well be best friends at this stage, we fight each other every time.

She’s a good fighter to lose to.

Obviously, I really wanted it but it just wasn’t my day.

“There was four points going into the second round, and I came back, and then she kicked me in the head in the last fifteen seconds, it’s hard to get two points with fifteen seconds left.

“It’s too hard.”

The 20-year-old will leave her first European Games with a Bronze medal and has enjoyed the experience saying “The organisation, the fans, you can hear them screaming in your ear.

“It’s unbelievable, it’s such an overwhelming experience.

“I’m happy to secure my medal anyway.

“I would have wanted gold, but I’m happy to come away with bronze.”

Nicole Bannon put in a spirited effort in the Womens Light Contact 60KG semi-final. Read the full story HERE.

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