Reid wins silver for first European medal of career

Reid wins silver for first European medal of careerImage source, Tamara KulumbegashviliImage caption, Emma Reid was knocked out in the last 32 on her Olympic debut at Paris 2024ByFlora SnelsonBBC Sport journalistPublished15 minutes agoBritish judoka Emma Reid won silver to clinch the first European Championships medal of her career.Reid, who finished fifth in 2025, was beaten in the- 78kg final by Italy's Alice Bellandi in Tbilisi, Georgia."I'm very happy with my performance, and it's great to end the day with a medal," said 30-year-old Reid, who won bronze at the World Championships in 2024."It has been a tough and busy block at the start of this year, so it's nice to see the hard work paying off with my first European Championships medal."Reid won her last-16 and quarter-final contests with sankaku-gatame against Ukrainian Anna Kazakova and juji-gatame against Lithuanian Migle Julija Dudenaite respectively.She then guaranteed herself at least silver by forcing her semi-final opponent, Slovenia's Metka Lobnik, to submit just one minute into the contest.Related topicsJudo