00:00Welcome to the iconic Paris Grand Slam in the Accor Hotels Arena.
00:06In the build-up to the medal matches, the event was officially opened by Mr. Marius Wieser, IJF President,
00:12and Mr. Stéphane Nomis, French Judah Federation President.
00:15Mr. Wieser also presented Mr. Daniel Gerta with an IJF Ambassador's Diploma
00:19and Mr. Raja Sapta-Oktahari with an IJF Honorary Black Belt.
00:23At under 48 kilograms, Shireen Boukly was looking to take top spot in front of the adoring home crowd.
00:30In a heart-stopping final, Boukly would claim her second Grand Slam gold in Paris.
00:37Paris, it's my place. It's fantastic and maybe it's the better Grand Slam.
00:42The emotion, it's awesome.
00:44Ile-de-France Region Vice President, Mr. Patrick Karam, awarded the medals.
00:50Balabé Agaïev of Azerbaijan finished the day on top spot in the under 60 kilograms.
00:55Another close contest with only a single yuko deciding it.
01:00He was awarded his medal by IJF guest Mr. Timur Kemmel.
01:06At under 52 kilograms, former Olympic champion Dystria Krasnici of Kosovo wasted no time in claiming her gold medal.
01:13A beautiful technique in the opening moments placed her on top of the podium.
01:17She was awarded her medal by OTP Group CEO, Mr. Peter Shanyi.
01:26Takeshi Takeoka secured Japan's first gold of the competition in the under 66 kilograms category.
01:33A powerful Wazari score into a hold down saw the fight to a close.
01:36His medal was awarded by IOC member, Mr. Moranari Watanabe.
01:44At under 57 kilograms, Sarah Leoni Sezik brought the home crowd to their feet once more, claiming her first Paris Grand Slam gold and France's second of the tournament.
01:54Vivendi CEO, Mr. Arnaud de Puifontaine, awarded the medals.
02:02At under 73 kilograms, Mahmoudbek Mahmoudbekov fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams, taking Paris gold.
02:09For me, it's the best Grand Slam in the world, best event. It was my dream to win here.
02:19He was awarded his medal by AIMS president, Mr. Stefan Fox.
02:25Rafaela Silva of Brazil was taking no prisoners throughout the day in the under 63 kilograms.
02:31In the final, she forced her opponent into submission and leapt onto the top spot.
02:35This is her first gold in her new weight category.
02:42She was awarded the medal by ICF president, Mr. Tomasz Konietzko.
02:48The energy has been electric here on day one.
02:52We'll see you tomorrow for day two and the heavyweights.
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