Beautiful Judo In Antalya

Welcome back for day two of the Judo Grand Slam in Antalya!

Transcript

00:00 Welcome back for day two of the Judo Grand Slam in Antalya.

00:05 As the athletes prepare for another day of thrilling competition, the Turkish city provides

00:10 a breathtaking backdrop.

00:12 To open the event, speeches were given by Laszlo Tott, IJF Vice President, and Cezar

00:18 Oyuzuz, Turkish Judo Federation President, before Turkish Judo heroes were presented

00:23 with a special award.

00:31 In the under 63 kilo category, it was gold for Korea as Kim Ji-Soo edged her opponent

00:36 in a tight and tactical battle, her second Grand Slam gold.

00:43 Governor of Antalya, Hulusi Sahin, awarded the medals.

00:52 In the under 73 kilo class, there was a rerun of the final from the Linz Grand Prix.

00:57 Good friends before and after the fight, but it was the same outcome with Osmanov securing

01:01 gold.

01:04 Antalya Region Director of Sports, Yavuz Gurun, awarded the medals.

01:08 "I feel good.

01:11 I fight with my friends.

01:15 It's very difficult to be friends and open.

01:20 It's very difficult."

01:22 Mikayla Poeris, world and Olympic medalist, faced a 19-year-old ice spinner who showed

01:27 her promise by reaching the final in the under 70 kilo category.

01:32 Ultimately experienced one out and Poeris scored two Wazaris to take the victory.

01:37 Another gold medal for the Austrian's collection.

01:39 IJF Head Referee/Director, Ki-Yong Jeon, awarded the medals.

01:59 "It was great.

02:02 It reminded me of Linz, where all the Austrian kids were.

02:07 I saw I won and then I saw on the big screen how my Austrian team is happy and how they

02:14 feel and it was even more nice for me."

02:19 In the under 81 kilo class, Olympic champion Takanori Nagase won the gold medal in tactical

02:25 fashion.

02:26 IJF Head Referee/Director, Armin Bagdasarov, awarded the medals.

02:34 The home team had some amazing moments today in Antalya, to the joy of the local fans.

02:40 The cherry on top being a bronze medal for Turkey's own Umut Demirel, an inspiration

02:44 for the young judoka watching on.

02:47 Antalya has been the perfect backdrop for the world class judo action we've witnessed.

02:52 Join us tomorrow to once again see this stunning city play host to judo excellence.

02:57 (upbeat music)