Miriam Butkereit is fighting bronze: Judo sensation in Budapest!

Miriam Butkereit is fighting bronze: Judo sensation in Budapest!

The Judo World Championships 2025 in Budapest are the stage for a remarkable success of our domestic judokas. Miriam Butkereit yesterday mastered her first big appearance on the World Cup stage with flying colors and secured the longed-for bronze medal in the weight class up to 70 kilograms. It was a competition that not only tasted nerves, but was also a real thriller that had the audience cheered.

But one after the other: Butkereit started the competition, fought himself to the quarter -finals and impressively demonstrated her competition strength with three wins. There, however, she met the Japanese top fighter Shiho Tanaka and had to give up. Despite the bitter setback, our fighter did not give up; She switched her goal and went into the consolation round with fresh vigor, where she had to compete against the Greek Elisavet Teltsidou. It is interesting that Butkeeperit had previously lost seven times against Teltsidou - but this time she showed her entire skill and won the crucial struggle, which was a great triumph for her personally.

The crucial struggle for bronze

The last fight against Australian Aoife Coughlan, an opponent, was victorious against which Butkeeperit was victorious in Paris last year. The match was exciting and was finally decided in the Golden Score round. Here Butkeeperit brought her opponent the costs with a final Ippon. So she not only secured the Bron Medal, but once again proved that after her silver medal at the Olympic Games in Paris, she will come back strongly.

The joy of the button is all the greater when you consider that Mascha Ballhaus also won a bronze medal in the class up to 52 kg on Saturday. It speaks for the strength of the German judo sport that two athletes could climb on the podium. The title fights in Hungary go until Friday, and expectations are high: Alina Böhm, the two -time European champion, will intervene in the class up to 78 kg on Wednesday.

The World Cup 2025 is therefore not only a milestone for Butkereit, but also a sign of the positive development of judo in Germany. Strong achievements and the tireless fighting spirit of our athletes give rise to hope for further success in these prestigious competitions in Budapest.

Another aspect that must not be forgotten is the historical dimension of these world championships. Since the first competitions in the 1950s, judo has become more and more established as an Olympic discipline and is attracting athletes from all over the world. In Budapest, the judokas once again show that the fighting spirit and martial arts combine men and women alike, and the spectators can look forward to exciting encounters until the end of the tournament.

If this continues, we can look forward to exciting decisions until the end. The last competitions are still pending and the emotional highlights will surely continue. So, keep your fingers crossed for our native judokas!

For more information about impressive performance and the other competitions, you can report the reports on olympics.com and Sportschau . The historical background and other venues of the Judo World Championships can be found on wikipedia