00:00Tbilisi, Georgia. An iconic stop on the World Judo Tour.
00:06The crowd arrived at the Tbilisi Arena for an exciting first day of Judo.
00:14The tournament was officially opened by President of the International Judo Federation, Mr.
00:18Marius Wieser, and President of the Georgian Judo Federation, Mr. Levan Nozadze.
00:27At under 48kg, Tukse Beder of Turkey was up against Olympic bronze medalist Tara Babelfatt
00:34of Sweden in the final. Beder took the gold with a dominant performance, completing her
00:41Grand Slam medal collection. She was awarded her medal by President of the International
00:45Judo Federation, Mr. Marius Wieser.
00:49At under 60kg, 18-year-old Isaac Ashpiz was fighting for his first-ever Grand Slam gold.
00:56Seizing an opportunity, Ashpiz was able to throw his opponent for a Wazari score, sealing
01:01his victory. He was awarded his medal by President of the Russian Judo Federation, Mr. Sergei Solovichik.
01:13At under 52kg, Tatum Keane of Great Britain met Blandine Pont of France in the final.
01:20A beautifully timed counter from Pont and a yuko score saw her on top of the podium.
01:40CEO of Harvest Group, partner of the International Judo Federation, Mr. Almaz Alsinov awarded the medals.
01:46In the under 66kg, Turan Bairamov of Azerbaijan was up against Nurkanat Seregbaev of Kazakhstan.
01:54With only 13 seconds left on the clock, Seregbaev caught his opponent for a yuko score and gold.
02:08I'm very happy. This is my second victory here in Tbilisi, my second gold. Back in 2024,
02:13I became champion here in the under 60kg category. Now, two years later, I've achieved this success.
02:18So, I'm very happy.
02:23The medals were awarded by Minister of Tourism and Sports for the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Yerbol Mirizabasinov.
02:30At under 57kg, Timna Nelson-Levy was hoping to take home her second Korea Grand Slam gold medal.
02:36And a textbook, Ko Soto Gake, did just that. Chairman of CEDCO Hungary, Mr. Michael Mikaili awarded the medals.
02:48With a bronze medal for Tornica Gagauri at under 66kg, the home crowd were left with high enthusiasm for day
02:55two here in Tbilisi.
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