Wrestler Lisette Böttker makes world championships bronze bout
Wrestler Lisette Böttker is competing for bronze at the Under-17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan. She was victorious in three bouts, but lost her semi-final encounter.
Bötkker made the semi finals after heavily defeating Ivana Gajic (Serbia) 14:3 in the opening bout, going on to overcome Lisa Šavadze (Georgia) 7:2 in the round of 16, and Ivanna Lukianenko (Ukraine) 5:3 in the quarter finals.
Böttker then however lost her semifinal match to Japan's Nana Kozuka 10:0. The Japanese wrestler has yet to concede a point in the tournament overall.
The Estonian will face one of: Olesja Malahhova (Russia), Anna Köblo (Hungary) or Layal Ayman Rebhi Sukkar (Jordan).
Another Estonian wrestler, Polina Timšina, competed in the -40 kg weight class but was eliminated after her first match, losing 0-8 by fall to American wrestler Francesca Gusfa.
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