00:00Welcome back to Peru on the second day of Lima's inaugural Grand Prix event, held in
00:06the Coliseo Eduardo Dibos.
00:09Once again, the crowd were here in strong support of the Pan-American contingent.
00:15In the under 63kgs, former world champion Jessica Klimkate showed her continued dominance
00:20in her new weight category, catching her opponent with a trademark drop Sori Tsurikamigoshi.
00:28Her first Grand Prix gold in the under 63kgs.
00:32I'm pretty happy with my performance.
00:37It's been a while since I competed, so it's nice to kind of go through each match, feeling
00:43like I was sticking to my plan and it was working, yeah, so I feel good.
00:48IJF referee director, Miss Tina Tersteniak, was on hand to award the medals.
00:54In the under 73kgs, Daniel Kagnin of Brazil was to take on Dayan Boulimtafez of France.
01:00Boulimtafez, having knocked out the current Olympic champion in the preliminaries, would
01:04be no walkover.
01:10But with only seconds to go, a yuko score won Kagnin the title.
01:17A dramatic ending, which sent the Brazilian fans wild.
01:25He was awarded his medal by Peruvian Olympic Committee Deputy Treasurer, Mr. Edgar Camargo.
01:46In the under 70kg category, Ida Eriksson of Sweden was chasing the final piece of her
01:50Grand Prix medal set.
01:52With bronze and silver already won, she needed gold.
01:56A single yuko was enough to claim it.
02:05Mission accomplished.
02:10She was awarded her medal by IJF Sport director, Mr. Kosei Inouye.
02:16In the under 81kgs, Mihailo Simin of Serbia met Johan Silot of the USA in the final.
02:23In his debut Grand Prix, Simin secured his victory on the ground, successfully holding
02:28down his opponent and giving him his first ever Grand Prix gold medal at his first attempt.
02:38The medals were awarded by IJF Referee Director, Mr. Raul Camacho Perez.
02:47It's been a day of inspiring judo with some incredible techniques.
02:51And with the heavyweights up next, the throws are about to get even bigger.
02:57We'll see you tomorrow for Day 3.
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