Croatia wins karate silver and bronze, plus silver in mixed rowing double at Mediterranean Games

Croatian athletes won three more medals at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto on Tuesday, lifting the country’s total to a record 36. That surpassed Croatia’s previous tally of 34 medals from the 1993 Games in France’s Languedoc-Roussillon region.

Boran Berak secured silver in the men’s under-67-kilogram karate event. He defeated Turkey’s Ozer, Montenegro’s Dulović and Morocco’s Oubaya to reach the final, where North Macedonia’s Belistojanovski won 6-0.

Ema Sgardelli claimed bronze in the women’s under-50-kilogram category. The former European champion lost her opening bout 6-0 to Italy’s Erminia Perfetto, then won repechage bouts against Syria’s Asfoura and Greece’s Pappe, both by 8-0. Sadea Bečirović narrowly missed bronze after losing 4-3 to Turkey’s Eltemur, while Mia Greta Zorko and Dino Šimunec fell short of bronze-bout places.

Josipa Jurković and Goran Mahmutović won silver in the mixed double sculls. Greece took gold and Italy finished third. Earlier, Jurković placed fifth in the A final of the individual event, while Mahmutović finished fourth in the B final.

In sailing, Lovre Bakotić placed third and first in the ninth and 10th ILCA 7 races. Josip Tafra finished third in the 10th race. Bakotić moved into ninth overall before the final race with 94 points, while Tafra stood 12th with 97. France’s Mayer led with 36 points.