00:00It's day three of the 2026 World Championships here in Baku.
00:06International Judo Federation President Mr. Marius Vizia
00:08and CEO of CBH Bank, Mr. Simon Ben-Hamou,
00:12signed a sponsorship agreement.
00:14And an MOU was signed between the IJF General Treasurer Dr. Nasser Altamimi
00:18and the International Police Sports Union Secretary General, Gonzalo Londono.
00:23As the National Gymnastics Arena filled,
00:25fans were treated to the chance to meet some of their judo heroes
00:29before settling in for another fantastic day of competition.
00:32Current world champion Itiri Lipatiliani made it to the final once again at under 57kg.
00:39Lipatiliani provided some of the highlight throws of the day.
00:44Trying to take the title was Japan's Akari Omori.
00:49Throughout the prelims, Omori showed how dangerous she can be in standing and groundwork.
00:55Her toughest fight came from teammate Momo Tamaoki.
00:59A huge victory on the road to the final.
01:02In a tense final that entered Golden's score,
01:05Omori showed her dominance on the ground,
01:08successfully turning over and holding down the current world champion
01:11to take the title.
01:17When I was fighting, the support for Lipatiliani was so loud it was all I could hear.
01:22The atmosphere was incredible.
01:24I was determined to win, even if it meant disappointing the crowd.
01:31CBH Bank CEO Mr. Simon Benhamou awarded the medals.
01:38At under 73kg, Tanaka Ryuga had a tough draw.
01:43But after successfully defeating the category's top seed,
01:48a Wazari score in the semi-final put him in contention for gold.
01:56World No. 3, Mahmoudbek Mahmoudbekov of the UAE already has a world bronze.
02:01And today, he was hoping to finally take the top spot.
02:05A fantastic display of skill and power in the preliminaries made that look possible.
02:14The final was another close battle,
02:16with just a single score enough to take the victory.
02:20It was Tanaka who struck the winning blow.
02:23An incredible, driving Ouchigari,
02:26taking down Mahmoudbekov for a yuko score.
02:29Two new world champions for Japan, crowned on day three.
02:35I think it's wonderful to see judo spreading not just in Japan,
02:38but all around the world.
02:39Seeing the crowd cheering for every athlete
02:42and being so invested in the matches gives me a lot of energy.
02:46General Treasurer of the International Judo Federation,
02:48Mr. Nasser Altamimi, awarded the medals.
02:54We'll see you tomorrow for day four.
02:56Let's move on.
02:59GENE
