00:00Judo Crazy Georgia saw the final day of the 2025 Tbilisi Grand Slam and it was time for
00:07the heavyweights.
00:09The crowd flooded into the arena to witness the most dynamic day of judo so far.
00:14At under 90kg, Umar Bozorov pulled off an impressive comeback to defeat Francis Mathieu.
00:21An unorthodox technique won the Uzbek gold at his first World Tour event.
00:29IJF Head Referee Director Mr. Armin Bagdazarov was on hand to award the medals.
00:36It was a breakout day for Slovenia's Metka Lobnik as she defeated Colombia's junior
00:40world champion Olaya in the under 78kg final.
00:44Dominant Newaza saw the Slovenian also take her first World Tour gold.
00:49She was awarded her medal by IJF Sport Director Mr. Michael Tamura.
00:55It's my second time here, so I really enjoyed the crowd, it gives you a bit more energy,
01:03you know, especially the front rows that are filled with children, it's very good to see it.
01:09At under 100kg, Anton Zavitsky defeated Simeon Katerina after a closely fought contest.
01:16Securing a hold down in gold and score, 5 seconds was all that was needed to also earn
01:21him his first ever Grand Slam gold.
01:24He was awarded his medal by Olympic champion and Georgian Parliament member Mr. Shota Harbarelli.
01:31At plus 78kg, Olympic medallist Roman Diko put on a typically dominant display.
01:37Scoring with her favourite technique, the former world champion took gold.
01:43The medals were awarded by IJF Media and Judo for Peace director Mr. Nikolas Mesner.
01:51At plus 100kg, former world champion Guram Tushishvili had all hopes pinned on him.
01:57But he faced off against another former world champion, Inal Tasoyev.
02:02The smallest score of Yuko would separate these two champions, earning Tasoyev the gold medal.
02:09He is truly a force to be reckoned with at plus 100kg.
02:13Georgian Judo Federation Honorary President Mr. Slava Shirazadishvili awarded the gold medal.
02:20Today wasn't all about the heavyweights.
02:22One of their lightweights, Lukumi Chukvimiani, was celebrated by the crowd too,
02:27as the former world champion officially retired.
02:31You can see why Georgia is so famous for Judo.
02:34You can see why Georgia is so famous for Judo.
02:37Their heavyweights put on such an outstanding display on the most action-packed day so far.
02:43The stadium was deafening. Multiple medals for the home team,
02:47a fitting way to bring this phenomenal Grand Slam to a close.
02:52Thank you, Georgia.
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