00:00The judo family welcomes you back for day two of the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix.
00:05We are delighted to be here in Linz, the beautiful capital of this amazing region.
00:10Inside the TIPS Arena on International Women's Day, the crowd got to meet one of their heroes.
00:15Before the Grand Prix was officially opened with a ceremony that included speeches from IJF Secretary General Dr. Lisa Allen and
00:22Austrian Judo Federation President Dr. Martin Poiger.
00:26The middleweights then took center stage as the judo got underway.
00:31In the under 63 kilograms, Kaya Kaiser faced So Morichika.
00:37And after a lengthy golden score, the Slovenian secured a tactical victory.
00:41A first gold medal for Kaiser in her new weight category.
00:47Ambassador of Japan to Austria, His Excellency Mr. Kiminori Iwama awarded the medals.
00:56In the under 73 kilograms, Giovanni Esposito faced Daniel Zagedi.
01:02Ayuko decided the contest and gave the Italian his first gold medal on the World Judo Tour.
01:08A huge achievement.
01:12EJU Head Refereeing Director Mr. Alexander Jaskiewicz awarded the medals.
01:17Here in Austria, judo is very popular and all kids sit inside to this portal to follow this competition.
01:24So it's very nice this.
01:30At under 70 kilograms, Aoife Coughlin faced Ida Eriksson.
01:34The Australian judoka took the top spot on the podium after an impressive Ippon to end the contest.
01:40A second Grand Prix gold for Coughlin, with a lovely example of Kaya Kaiser.
01:44Showcasing perfect timing and technique.
01:53Double Olympic and double world bronze medalist Mrs. Michaela Polares awarded the medals.
02:00Austria is fantastic. I've been here a couple of times now.
02:03This is my second time in Linz competing.
02:06So last time was the seventh.
02:09This time I've managed to upgrade in a few places.
02:11So even better with the crowd here, it's fantastic.
02:14Super appreciative of good judo and hopefully I showed up for it today.
02:22At under 81 kilograms, Italy's Antonio Esposito followed in his younger brother's footsteps.
02:28Esposito, last year's gold medalist, repeated the feat today with a stylish skipping Kawashigari.
02:35Austrian Judo Federation President Dr. Martin Poiger awarded the medals.
02:40The highlight of the day was Austrian judoka Bernd Fasching taking the bronze medal.
02:45Lighting up the tips arena, the local crowd erupting with joy.
02:49Join us again tomorrow for the heavyweights.
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