There’s no let up on the IJF world judo tour, as after just one weekend of rest we’re back in Tashkent in the judo mad country of Uzbekistan.
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00:00 There`s no let up on the IJF World Judo Tour as after just one weekend of rest, we`re back
00:07 in Tashkent in the judo mad country of Uzbekistan. The UMA Arena place hosted this year`s Grand
00:13 Slam with a raucous crowd in attendance from the get-go.
00:21 In the under 48 kilo class, individual neutral athlete Sabina Giliusova overcame Abiba Abushakinova
00:27 of Kazakhstan in golden score. The two both went for the win, but Giliusova expertly directed
00:33 her opponent for the Ippon. Harvest Group CEO Almaz Alsinov was on hand to award the
00:39 medals.
00:43 There was anticipation in the air for the home crowd in the under 60 kilo category with
00:47 home fighter Dustin Rusiev contesting his first World Judo Tour final. There he met
00:52 Georgian Georgi Sardalashvili, but the roars of the crowd served him well as he took his
00:57 chance in groundwork rolling and then pinning for the win.
01:01 He was awarded his medal by Adkam Ikramov, minister of sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
01:15 First of all, thank you very much to all supporters here today. It helped me a lot. In the future,
01:20 we`ll do our best to fulfill the expectations of the Uzbek nation by continuing to win gold
01:25 medals.
01:29 The crowd were once again making themselves heard for the under 52 kilo final as surprise
01:34 package 20-year-old home fighter Gorkaya Duryaeva was ready to secure her first ever WJT medal
01:41 after blitzing her way to the gold medal contest. But seasoned French judoka Amodine Bouchard
01:47 showed her experience to edge a close battle and sweep her opponent aside to take the title.
01:53 They were awarded their medals by Uzbekistan NOC General Secretary Oybek Kasimov.
01:58 My second time in Tashkent, the first time was for world championship and I really love
02:02 the public here because they live judo. And every time when they see some beautiful judo,
02:08 they scream and you know. So, I like this kind of vibes and I really like to fight here
02:15 in Tashkent.
02:16 Nurali Emomali took the top spots in the under 66 kilo class. After countering for an early
02:22 Bazari, he won as Baruch Shmayalov was disqualified for failing to engage. The medals were awarded
02:27 by Ismail Mamadzor, Tajikistan Judo Federation President.
02:32 And age-old judo rivalry saw France's Priscilla Nieto take the victory over Aruka Funakubo
02:37 of Japan in the under 57 kilo category. She was awarded the gold medal by IGF education
02:43 and coaching director Mr. Mohamed Miridja.
02:46 As well as the medals, the local fighters produced a great display of skillful judo,
02:50 drilling the passionate support with some spectacular Ippon Judo.
02:54 We'll be back for more action in Tashkent on Saturday.
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