Τζούντο: Τα αστέρια της Ιαπωνίας έλαμψαν την 1η ημέρα του Grand Slam του Τόκιο
Η πρώτη ημέρα στο Τόκιο προσέφερε τζούντο υψηλού επιπέδου, με τους Koga, Murao, Abe, Sulamanidze, Omori, Endovitskii και Kaju να κερδίζουν τα χρυσά μετάλλια στις κατηγορίες τους
01:07It's a very important competition for next year's selection for the Worlds and for the Olympic Games.
01:14IJF Ambassador Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa awarded the medals.
01:20The under 100kg final saw Ilya Sulemonidze of Georgia face home favourite Dota Arai of Japan.
01:27A beautifully executed Tsio Toshi earned gold for the Georgian.
01:35When I was a child, always seeing Tokyo Grand Sleman, I always want to win.
01:42I'm so happy. This is the most difficult Grand Sleman. I'm happy for the gold medal.
01:48The medals were awarded by Georgia Minister of Sport, Mr. Shalva Gogoladze.
01:54In another all-Japanese final, Akari Amori overcame Momo Tamayoki in a closely fought technical battle for under 57kg glory.
02:03She was awarded the gold medal by IJF EC member and Kodokan President, Mr. Haruki Weimura.
02:11At plus 100kg, Valery Endovitsky of Russia produced an incredible buzzer beater against home favourite Hyoga Otta of Japan to snatch a dramatic victory.
02:21He was awarded his medal by IJF General Treasurer, Mr. Nasser Altamimi.
02:28Haruka Kaju won the last all-Japanese final of the day.
02:34A well-timed transition after a yuko score into a hold-down showed just why Kaju is the current world champion at under 63kg.
02:40She was awarded the gold medal by IJF Head Sport Director, Mr. Vladimir Barter.
02:53Day 1 delivered from start to finish. We'll see you tomorrow for Day 2.
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