00:00The third and final day of the 2025 Zagreb Grand Prix
00:04promised to deliver more exhilarating action inside the Arena Zagreb.
00:08A great crowd amassed to watch some of the highest quality judo on offer,
00:12and they were not disappointed.
00:14After a close contest in the under-90kg final,
00:17it was Ivailo Ivanov who bested former world champion Luka Mysaradze
00:21with a well-timed Tomo Anagi in golden score,
00:24securing a fifth Grand Prix gold medal of his career.
00:27IGF Medical Commission Chair Dr. Antonio Castro was on hand to award the medals.
00:34The under-78kg category saw Marie Brantzer become the first athlete from Guinea
00:39to reach a Grand Prix final.
00:41There, she faced the Elizaveta Litvinenko, who proved a step too far for Brantzer.
00:46A great Tani Otoshi for Ippon clinched the gold.
00:50A first Grand Prix title for Litvinenko.
00:57She was awarded her medal by Mr. Armin Bagdazarov,
01:02IJF Head Referee Director.
01:05At under 100kg, Nikolaos Shirazadishvili had looked impressive all day.
01:12In the final, a fast-dropping technique that scored Yuko was enough to earn him the gold.
01:20A first Grand Prix title for six years.
01:23He was awarded his medal by IJF EC member, Mrs. Luisa Aguias-Galea.
01:30It's nice, nice feeling, nice people.
01:34Everyone wants to take pictures and happy, nice people.
01:38At plus 78kg, it was an all-French affair.
01:42But it was Celia Cancan who shone brightest,
01:45outworking compatriot Leonie Minkarda-Cacchino to top the podium.
01:50After a moment with some fans,
01:52her medal was awarded by three-time world champion, Ms. Yuri Alviar.
01:59I do in Zagreb the World Championship Cadet,
02:02so I already know the arena, so it's cool.
02:06It's a really good place and the public is extraordinary.
02:13Kanan Nasibov expertly counted your spikers at plus 100kg
02:17to take the final gold medal of the tournament in style.
02:23He was awarded the gold by Mr. Neil Adams,
02:25world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist.
02:30Once again, the Zagreb judo fans were delighted by their home fighters
02:33as the local athletes put their best foot forward.
02:39Their great display of judo culminated in Helena Vukovic taking a bronze medal,
02:43making it three medals in total across the weekend for the Croatian team.
02:47Croatia has once again delivered on the IJF World Tour.
02:51This latest edition of the Grand Prix was amazing.
02:54Thank you, Zagreb.
02:55This latest edition of the Grand Prix was amazing.
02:58Thank you, Zagreb.
02:59Thank you, Zagreb.
03:01Thank you, Zagreb.
03:02Thank you, Zagreb.
03:03Thank you, Zagreb.
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