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Day one of the Kazan Grand Slam was packed with spectacular, high-action judo that delighted the fans allowed to return to the stands. Dynamic performances from Russia’s home team guaranteed excitement, with no stone being left unturned in search of ippon. Tonaki shines Home favourite Irina Dolgova faced Japan’s Tonaki Funa in the -48kg final. Tonaki won it comfortably with an osae-komi for ippon, showing the skills that make the former world champion a favourite for the Tokyo Olympics. Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation, presented her with the gold. Lukhumi Chkhvimiani from Georgia is the -60kg world champion, but he’s been without a podium on this year s grand slam tour. He put that right in Kazan, battling through a tough series of preliminaries before defeating Russia’s Robert Mshvidobadze with a golden score ippon in the final. ....
Grand Slam judo is back in Tel Aviv - and on the opening day, it was the sport’s rising stars who made the biggest impact. France’s Shirine Boukli took on Ukraine’s double world champion Daria Bilodid in the -48kg final. This match was just about feeling Shirine Boukli -48kg gold A throw for ippon gave her victory and our woman of the day award. Event co-host Sylvan Adams presented her with her gold. “This match was just about feeling,” she said afterwards. “It’s about feeling good. I don’t remember what I did, or when I did it. I just feel it and now it’s finished and I won by Ippon!” ....
Judo : première journée du Grand Chelem de Tel Aviv 2021 euronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.