Japan dominate Day 2 with spectacular performances in Tokyo

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Japan dominate Day 2 with spectacular performances in Tokyo  Day 2 in Tokyo showcased Japan’s strength as Kondo, Tanaka, Abe, Ikeda, Tanaka Ryuga and Oino all claimed gold, with Korea securing a strong +78kg result through Hyeonji Lee. An intense final day delivered a fitting conclusion to the 2025 Tokyo Grand Slam.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/07/japan-dominate-day-2-with-spectacular-performances-in-tokyo  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Welcome to Day 2 of the Park 24 Group Tokyo Grand Slam 2025.

00:05The stage was set for a dramatic finish to the competition.

00:08At under 60kg, Hayato Kondo of Japan claimed the first gold of the day

00:13with an Ippon that took the entire stadium by surprise.

00:20Harvest Group CEO Mr. Almaz Alsinov was on hand to award the medal.

00:24The under 70kg category saw current world champion Shiho Tanaka of Japan

00:31come up with a hold down to secure her a yuko and the gold medal.

00:39This is a very important competition to win because all the Japanese people are watching.

00:45The medals were awarded by IJF Secretary General Dr. Lisa Allen.

00:49At under 66kg, Hifumi Abe's day had been tough.

00:52In the quarter-finals, going Awazari down,

00:56he snatched victory in the final seconds,

01:01followed by an exhausting seven-minute golden score battle in the semi-final.

01:06In the final, Abe once again delivered a beautiful finish to a very long day.

01:14Today was a very long day with very long fights.

01:17It was very tiring.

01:21He was awarded his medal by IJF Head Referee Director Mr. Armin Bagdazarov.

01:26At under 78kg, Kurena Ikeda showed the true dominance of Japanese groundwork,

01:31holding down the category's top seed, Patricia Sampaio,

01:34to bring home another gold medal for Japan.

01:36The medals were awarded by IJF Sport Director Mr. Kosei Inui.

01:43At under 73kg, in another all-Japanese final, Ryuga Tanaka caught his teammate with a dynamic Wazari score.

01:52It was a powerful performance that delivered a fifth gold medal of the day for Team Japan.

02:00He was awarded the gold medal by IJF Education and Coaching Director Mr. Mohamed Meridja.

02:05Top seed Hyunji Lee of Korea secured her podium in the plus-78kg final with a clinically executed submission of her teammate.

02:16Gold and silver for the Republic of Korea.

02:22She was awarded her medal by IJF Referee Director Ms. Tina Tersteniak.

02:26It was Yuhei Oino of Japan who would take gold in the last final of the day at under 81kg.

02:35With every exchange as tight as the last, a single yuko was all that could decide a dramatic finish to the Grand Slam.

02:42IJF Honorary Member Mr. Nobuyuki Sato awarded the medals.

02:48It's been an incredible competition and a fitting way to end 2025.

02:57See you next year.

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