Greece celebrated ten medals at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship held at “Dyo Aorakia” in Heraklion, Crete, with Nikitas Markoulakis and Alexandros Kastrounis adding their names to the list of medalists.

Markoulakis secured second place in the -94kg NO-Gi category after three victories and one defeat, the latter in the finals against Georgian Alexander Tevzadze, contributing the fourth silver medal to the Greek team. Earlier, Kastrounis reached the semifinals, securing the sixth bronze for the country.

Greece ranked 11th in the medal table, marking a tremendous success. Kazakhstan topped the chart with 45 medals, including 18 golds. France was second and Ukraine third, while Germany and Thailand completed the top five.

Next up are the U21, U18, and U16 World Championships.

Greek Medals at the Event:

Silver Medals:

• -94kg NO-Gi Men: Nikitas Markoulakis
• +94kg Fighting Men: Dionysios Soulis
• -70kg Fighting Women: Mariliza Frroku
• Women’s Duo: Karzi / Serve

Bronze Medals:

• -77kg Contact Men: George Loulioudas
• Men’s Duo: Mylonas Ang. / Mylonas K.
• -48kg Fighting Women: Athanasia Zariopi
• -52kg Fighting Women: Ioanna Efthymiou
• Duo Open: Mylonas Ang. / Mylonas K.
• +94kg NO-Gi: Alexandros Kastrounis