00:00Welcome back to Upper Austria.
00:04The Tips Arena Linz was electric, as fans from across the nation gathered to watch both
00:09local and international stars take to the tatami on day two of the Judo Grand Prix.
00:16The stage was set for another incredible day of Judo.
00:19At under 63kg, both Rafaela Silva of Brazil and Laura Fasliu of Kosovo looked unstoppable
00:26during the preliminaries.
00:30In the final, however, there could be only one winner.
00:33In a clash of two champions, a yuko score from Silva saw her take the gold.
00:39The medals were presented by International Judo Federation Sport Director Ms. Hedvig Karakas.
00:45At under 73kg, Ethan Nairn of Great Britain met Bilal Siloglu of Turquia in the final.
00:52Nairn worked hard throughout the day to reach his first-ever Grand Prix Final, with his
00:57sights set on gold.
00:59An osso togari and a yuko score gave Nairn his first-ever Grand Prix gold medal.
01:07Yeah, it just feels amazing.
01:09I always knew that I was capable of performing at this level.
01:13This didn't happen overnight.
01:14I had to lose, lose, lose, learn, and yeah, I went for all of that so I could win today.
01:21His medal was awarded by International Judo Federation Medical Commission Chair Dr.
01:26Antonio Castro.
01:27The under 70kg final saw local hero, Michaela Polares of Austria, against April-Lynn Fuhu
01:33of Switzerland.
01:37With the fight going into golden score, the fans were on the edge of their seats, and an
01:42incredible change of direction from Polares caught her opponent and sent the crowd wild.
02:02She received her medal from Austrian Judo Federation President Dr. Martin Poyger.
02:11In the under 81kg final, Adilet Almat of Kazakhstan met Vusel Galandazadeh of Azerbaijan.
02:20Almat was on top form today with some incredible scores, and just one more fight stood between
02:26him and gold.
02:27A wonderfully timed sumo-geishi from Almat directly into a hold-down secured him a submission
02:34and the gold medal.
02:40The medals were awarded by International Judo Federation Referee Supervisor, Mr. Mathieu Bataille.
02:49It's been an incredible day, with some amazing results.
02:56We'll see you tomorrow, for Day 3.
02:58was about 10eeeee. We'll
02:59see you tomorrow, Kim, Lee Boston. The Virginia
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