00:00Welcome to Kazakhstan for the first day of Judo at the 2025 Kazakhstan Barysi Grand Slam.
00:08Hosted in the martial arts palace, the event features some spectacular entertainment from
00:12local performers and was officially opened by President of the International Judo Federation,
00:21Mr. Marius Wieser, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Mr. Yermek Kosherbaev,
00:27and President of the Kazakhstan Judo Federation, Mr. Kwanshibek Yesikeyev.
00:32Local fans filled the arena in anticipation of what was to be an action-packed day of Judo.
00:38At under 48kg, Junior World Champion Xinran Hui showed her class with some incredible groundwork,
00:44forcing her opponent to submit and earning her the gold medal.
00:47IJF President Mr. Marius Wieser awarded the medals.
00:50Chairman of the Board of Directors of ERG, Mr. Shukrat Ibrahimov, awarded the prize money.
01:00At under 60kg, Iznar Saev took on home favourite Talgat Orinbasar,
01:06clinching the victory with a dynamic Kouchi attack.
01:09He was awarded his medal by Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Yermek Kosherbaev.
01:21In the under 52kg, Masha Baalhaus of Germany fought Ayumi Laeva Sanchez of Spain.
01:27With the fight going into golden score, Baalhaus utilised a great change of direction,
01:31switching from her signature Uchimata to O Uchigari.
01:36Scoring a yuko, she earned Germany their first gold of the tournament.
01:41She was awarded her medal by IJF General Treasurer Mr. Nasser Altamini.
01:50The crowd was really cool, a nice atmosphere, lots of young people, I enjoyed it.
01:57The under 66kg final saw a perfectly timed footsweep from four-time Grand Slam winner Ramazan
02:05Abdullayev against Kazakhstan's Guzman Kyrgyzbaev. The medals were awarded by Kazakhstan
02:11Judo Federation President Mr. Kwanishbek Yesikeyev. At under 57kg, Faizan Mokdar of France
02:18met Momo Tamaoki of Japan in a high-energy final. It was Mokdar who took gold, with a Wazari from a
02:26well-executed Siatoshi. Harvest Group CEO Mr. Almaz Alcenov awarded the gold.
02:34There were more medals for the home nation, with bronzes for both Magzan Shamshidin
02:41and Aman Bakidzan in the under 60kg category, as well as a whole day filled with action-packed
02:48judo, keeping the fans on their feet.
02:51We'll see you tomorrow for day two.
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