The Judo Family Celebrates International Women’s Day
Welcome to the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix, where the spirit of competition meets the splendor of nature. The judo world turns its attention here for the next leg of the world judo tour!
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00:00 Welcome to the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix where the spirit of competition meets the
00:06 splendor of nature. The judo world turns its attention here for the next leg of the World
00:11 Judo Tour. Today we celebrate International Women`s Day, a day to honor the remarkable
00:16 contributions of women around the globe. It`s a call to action for gender equality, to challenge
00:21 bias and to inspire inclusion.
00:24 The final block opening speeches were given by the governor of Upper Austria, Thomas Steltzer,
00:30 director general of the International Judo Federation, Vlad Marinescu, president of Austrian
00:35 Judo Federation, Martin Poiga, and Markus Achleitner, minister of economy and sports
00:40 of Upper Austria, who also welcomed the judo family to Linz.
00:45 An amazing performance from Serbia`s Marica Perisic deep into golden school saw her eventually
00:50 claim the win over Julie Berskins to take the under 57 kilo gold. Awarding the medals
00:56 was Upper Austria governor Thomas Steltzer.
01:02 In the under 48 kilo class, Mitsuki Kondo of Japan defeated her compatriot Wakana Inagaki
01:08 to take her first medal on the World Judo Tour. Director general of the International
01:16 Judo Federation, Vlad Marinescu, awarded the medals.
01:26 In the under 60 kilo category, Spain`s reigning world champion and world ranked number one,
01:31 Francisco Garagos saw off the challenger Frenchman Cedric Rivau, throwing for Wazari before securing
01:37 a vice-like pin to take the title.
01:40 The Austrian minister of economy and sports, Markus Achleitner, was on hand to award the
01:44 medals.
01:46 "It`s my first time here in Austria and everything was great. I`d really like to come here again
01:54 next year."
02:00 Larissa Pimenta and Binta Endi contested the under 52 kilo class final. It was the Brazilian
02:05 Pimenta who succeeded in throwing for Opon and was absolutely delighted.
02:13 Awarding the medals was IJF general treasurer Nasser Altamimi.
02:18 "I love the energy here. There was one time in the final after the Osekomi when the kids
02:26 were all cheering for me. It gave me so much strength."
02:35 Keita Adano of Japan took the gold medal in the under 66 kilo class, finally countering
02:40 Israel`s Baruch Shmailov in golden score.
02:44 Israel Judo Association president Moshe Ponsi awarded the medals.
02:48 This amazing Ipon from Adamian was the standout technique of the day. What an inspiration
02:53 for the local fans. Join us again on Saturday for more judo action from Linz.
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