00:00The spotlight returned to Baku for Day 2 of the World Judo Championships.
00:05His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
00:10attended the official opening of the event,
00:13at which International Judo Federation President, Mr. Marius Wieser
00:18and President of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, Rashad Nabieev, both spoke.
00:25The crowd then enjoyed a spectacular opening ceremony.
00:33With the two presidents watching, Ariane Torosolaire was aiming for the 52kg world title.
00:41Ranked fifth, she had been in excellent form, battling with determination.
00:50With the biggest prize within reach, she had won final challenge between her and gold.
00:55Abe Uta, Olympic and five-time world champion.
01:00She worked her way into the final with the experience and composure expected of a champion.
01:07She came through the preliminaries with confidence and responded under pressure.
01:13Abe kept finding the answers to keep her bid for another world title firmly on course.
01:19In the final, the contest was tactical and hard won.
01:23But it was the Japanese legend who would retain her title for another year.
01:28The now six-time world champion has still never been defeated at a world championships.
01:35There were a lot of difficult matches, but I fought hard and managed to get through to the end.
01:42OTP Group CEO, Mr. Peter Chanyu, awarded the medals.
01:47In the under 66kg category, Uta's brother, Abe Hefumi, was the one to beat.
01:53The double Olympic and four-time world champion was chasing yet another world title.
02:01The Japanese star made it to the final.
02:04But could he regain the red back patch?
02:09David Garcia Tourne would be his opponent.
02:11Marching towards his first ever world championship final,
02:15the Spanish judoka was on great form in the preliminaries.
02:21When it came to the final, Abe proved decisively why he would take home his fifth world title
02:27with an enormous Ippon that electrified the crowd.
02:31A fitting finish from one of judo's biggest stars.
02:35And another golden moment for the Abe siblings.
02:39With all of the support and all of the fans here in Azerbaijan,
02:42it gives me a lot of strength and that allows me to do my best judo.
02:46Olympic Council of Asia vice-president, Mr. Otebek Umarov, awarded the medals.
02:54And that ends another unforgettable day in Baku.
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