Hungary's Emese Barka has admitted that she was not at her best in the final of women's 58kg freestyle wrestling, despite her gold medal triumph at the European Games.
The 25-year-old defeated Tetyana Lavrenchuk of the Ukraine by a 3-1 margin in the gold-medal match at the Heydar Aliyev Arena, and Barka believes that her focus was key to her victory.
She told reporters: "It feels fantastic. This is my first gold medal in a big competition. I have needed some time to work but now I am ready to start winning gold after gold.
"I wasn't in perfect form and made a lot of technical mistakes, but I think that I compensated for it by being very focused mentally.
"During the fight I did not think gold or silver, I stayed focused and only thought of wrestling."
Hungary have won seven gold medals at the Games.
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Simon Sinclair
Simon Sinclair
