Team Ireland’s Aoife O’Rourke has been crowned 75kg champion of Europe with a resounding win over Turkey’s Büşra Işıldar in a highly physical contest full of pace and power.
Isildar is a multiple World and European medalist but couldn’t best the double Olympian, who claimed the victory 5-0
Judges scored the bout 30:27; 30:27; 30:27; 30:26; 29:28.
This is Aoife’s four confederation level title (2019, 2022 & 2024), in addition to her 2023 European Games gold.
Aoife’s journey to the top of the podium has included wins over 80+kg World Champion, Poland’s Agata Kaczmarska and Russia’s 2025 World Champion, Saltanat Medenova
