00:00Welcome back to Budapest for Day 2 of the Hungary Grand Slam 2026.
00:05An opening ceremony officially marked the start of the event,
00:08with speeches from Secretary General of the International Judo Federation,
00:12Dr Lisa Allen, State Secretary Responsible for Sport,
00:15Mr. Attila Kalnokikis,
00:17and President of the Hungarian Judo Association, Mr. Christian Tott.
00:22Day 2 brought fans closer to their local heroes
00:25before attention turned to the tatami
00:27for another thrilling day of Judo.
00:31At under 63kg, Kaja Kaiser Zabkar of Slovenia
00:35fought Megu Dano of Japan in the first final of the day.
00:40In a close battle, a yuko score from Dano gave her a second Grand Slam gold
00:45from just four World Tour appearances.
00:55State Secretary for Sport of Hungary, Mr. Attila Kalnokikis,
00:58awarded the medals.
01:02At under 73kg, Narek Vardanyan of Sweden met Rashid Mamadaliev of Azerbaijan in the final.
01:10A beautifully timed Sienagi from Mamadaliev scored Ippon
01:14and secured his first Grand Slam gold.
01:20We asked him about the response from the crowd following his victory.
01:24I know when I'm being a child, I also want science for good judoka. I like it.
01:36His medal was awarded by Dr. Lisa Allen, Secretary General of the International Judo Federation.
01:44At under 70kg, Elisavete Telsidou of Greece was on incredible form throughout the day.
01:50During the preliminaries, she looked unstoppable.
01:56And in the final, she stuck to the game plan.
01:59A Wazari score into a hold down secured her fifth Grand Slam gold.
02:10It's always good, the atmosphere here, a lot of people.
02:14I like to make them happy and give autographs. I have also nephews in their age. It's nice.
02:21Vice President of the International Judo Federation, Mr. Siteni Radriana Saloniaiko awarded the medals.
02:28In the under 81kg final, Yoshito Hojo of Japan was looking to secure his second Grand Slam gold.
02:35With the fight entering golden score, a technical performance from Hojo secured him the final gold medal of the day.
02:46The medals were awarded by Mr. Obaida Lanzi, Vice President of the International Judo Federation.
02:55We'll see you tomorrow for Day 3 and The Heavyweights.
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