Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam 2024: Home glory for UAE

All the latest developments on day one of the competition.

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00:00After a successful staging of the World Judo Championships earlier this year,

00:10the World Judo Tour is back in Abu Dhabi for the first Grand Slam since the Paris Olympic Games.

00:19It was Sabina Giliazova who claimed the lightest female weight in the Mubadala Arena at under 48 kg.

00:31A clever sumi gaeshi from Giliazova in the dying seconds left Stoja Dinov with no chance to reply.

00:43IJF President Mr. Marius Wieser awarded her with the gold medal.

00:48Iznur Zaev took on Francis Cedric Raval at under 60 kg.

00:57He took home the win with a Waza-Ari in golden score after a tight battle.

01:03Balazs Füryes, IOC member representing Hungary, awarded the medals.

01:10Cor Lodoy Bischroth of the United Arab Emirates brought home the gold for the home nation at under 52 kg.

01:17A historic moment for the UAE women's team.

01:23Mohammed Bin Talib Alderi, UAE Judo Federation President, awarded the gold.

01:32It was very hard, but I want to take this medal.

01:37These people support me and this medal, this competition is important for me.

01:44Murat Chopinov was on a fine format under 66 kg.

01:49In an enthralling final, he caught Francis' Daiki Buba twice, first for Waza-Ari and then for the decisive Ippon.

01:59IKONA Capital CEO Max Hervé-Georges was on hand to award the medals.

02:06A big thank you to Abu Dhabi. I have a lot of friends here who are competing and representing the UAE team.

02:14I wish them luck and to make their team proud. Now I will celebrate my success and relax.

02:21Seija Ballhaus was the class of the field at under 57 kg.

02:26She controlled the final and took the win with a powerful Waza-Ari score.

02:30Medals were presented by Ran Fazal, life president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.

02:39Just 7 seconds into the day, Team UAE also provided the tournament's very first Ippon, giving them a dream start.

02:50Join us tomorrow for day 2 of the competition.

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