Dumitru cruises to sixth European title in Vienna

ALINA Dumitru has picked up her sixth career European title as she claimed -48kg gold at the European Judo Championships in Vienna.

BACK ON TOP: Alina Dumitru was knocked off the top of the podium last year but bounced back to take European gold in Vienna (Getty Images)

The reigning Olympic champion defeated Eva Csernoviczki in the gold medal match, forcing the Hungarian to settle for silver.

The Romanian, who had won gold every year from 2004 until 2008, could only manage bronze last year in Tbilisi but returned to the top of the podium in Austria.

Spain's Oiana Blanco defeated Italy's Valentina Moscatt to claim the bronze medal while Great Britain's Kelly Edwards could only manage joint seventh.

In the -52kg category Natalia Kuzyutina from Russia captured the gold, while Italy's Rosalba Forciniti picked up silver and France's Penelope Bonna took bronze.

The other women's title to be decided went to Romania's Corina Caprioriu, who overcame Austrian Sabrina Filzmoser, while Hungarian Hedvig Karakas secured the bronze.

Meanwhile, in the men's competition Frenchman Sofiane Milous was victorious in the -60kg category with Ludwig Paischer from Austria and the Netherland's Jeroen Mooren taking silver and bronze respectively.

Spaniard Sugoi Uriarte finished top in the -66kg as he got the better of Hungarian Miklos Ungvari, while Rok Draksic from Slovenia went home with bronze.