Czech star Zuntova takes bronze in Austria -

When: 3/24/2006 - 3/24/2006
Where: , , Austria
Czech kickboxer Tereza Zuntova has expressed her satisfaction after taking third place at last weekend's austrian classic tournament.

Zuntova, making her comeback after a 3-month lay-off collected the bronze medal in the light contact +65kg category. she commented that she was "quite happy with that because the competition was tough. there were only "a class" fighters in attendance and the standard was really high".

She also admitted that her absence from competition over recent months may have been what ultimately cost her. having beaten Hungary's Viktoria Voros 3:0 in her first fight, Tereza reached the semi-final with a 2:1 victory over Italy's Irene Marangoni. in the semi, against a tough opponent, Zuntova lead after the first round, but in her 3rd match in the space of half an hour, the time out of the ring began to take it's toll and local girl Nicole Trimmel fought back late on to take the bout 2:1 and secure her place in the final.

Tereza managed to be philosophical though and was pleased with her top three finish from 19 competitors in the division. she said "it was the first competition I've been to after a 3 month break, so I believe I can be proud of my achievement here and that my results in the next ones will get better and better. The standard here was exceptionally high and this kind of competition is exactly what I need to improve my fitness in preparing to compete for another world title".