Europe dominates on day 2 of Judo Masters in Budapest
At the second day of the Judo Master's competition in Hungary, Kosovo, Netherlands, and Belgium all took home a well-deserved gold medal.
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00:00 In Budapest, Hungary thousands of spectators flocked to the Páp László Arena to watch
00:05 their heroes compete in the second day of the Judo Masters competition.
00:10 Fans eagerly awaited the opening ceremony that included speeches from the IJF President
00:15 Mr. Mariusz Wizer, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Mr. Gergely Gulyás and IJF Vice President
00:22 Mr. László Tutt who was also awarded the IJF 8th Dan.
00:28 At under 63 kilograms, Lora Fazliú flew her way through the day, with her impressive Judo
00:34 taking her all the way to a second Masters final.
00:37 Once again she faced four-time Masters champion Takashi from Japan.
00:42 But this time she dominated the fight and took gold, keeping the momentum strong for
00:46 Team Kosovo.
00:48 The Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of Hungary, Mr. Gergely Gulyás awarded the
00:52 medals.
00:54 "I'm feeling very happy.
00:59 This medal is a special one, more so than others in my collection.
01:04 This motivates me for future competitions.
01:06 I'm so happy."
01:09 At under 73 kilograms, former world champion Hashimoto Soichi was in great form and made
01:15 his way into yet another Masters final.
01:18 His opponent was Tajikistan's Koja Zoda.
01:22 Hashimoto put up a tough fight with a close score, but ultimately took a tactical victory
01:27 and an impressive fourth Masters gold.
01:30 Awarding the medals was IJF Special Guest, Sheep Dr. Talal Al-Fahad Al-Zahba.
01:36 At under 70 kilograms, Netherlands Van Dijk faced Telsidou of Greece, two big throwers.
01:43 In the final, Telsidou almost managed the score, but the Masters title went to Van Dijk
01:47 after a tactical penalty.
01:50 Netgroup CEO and Chairman Mr. Benjamin Lakatos awarded the medals.
01:56 At under 81 kilograms, 2021 world champion Kass sailed through his preliminaries into
02:02 the final while looking on peak form all day.
02:05 In the final, he scored an early Waza-ari to take his second Masters title.
02:12 IJF Ambassador and IOC Honorary Member H.E.
02:17 Schmidt-Pahl awarded the medals.
02:33 Inspiring Yonju Doga throughout the day, there was plenty of homegrown Hungarian talent displaying
02:39 their judo skills in Budapest for the energetic local crowd.
02:44 The fans were on their feet cheering for their favorites and the athletes were giving it
02:48 their all.
02:49 It was a day to remember for everyone involved in judo in Hungary.
02:53 Stay tuned for more coverage on the Judo Masters in Budapest tomorrow.
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