The Heavyweights Rock Austria

Welcome back to the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix in Linz!

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00:00 Welcome back to the Upper Austria Judo Grand Prix in stunning Linz. A perfect blend of

00:06 nature, culture and adventure. We're here for the final day of this exciting event and

00:11 it's the heavyweights turn to shine. Local stars Aaron Fara and Mikaela Poirieres were

00:16 busy around the arena meeting the fans before the final block. On the tatami, Ivan Filipe

00:22 Silva Morales of Cuba scored two Wazari's in quick succession to take the title in the

00:27 under 90 kilo category with Spain's Tristani Mossack Ligvili having to settle for silver.

00:33 An amazing moment for the Cuban, IJF refereeing supervisor Manuel Cortes awarded the medals.

00:55 In the under 78 kilo class Anna Montaolic defeated Yulia Kurchenko with the Wazarian

01:00 Golden score to take her second gold medal of 2024. What a start to the year for the

01:06 young German athlete. Cathy Fleury, IJF refereeing supervisor was on hand to award the medals.

01:13 "It feels a little bit like home. I think the crowd is amazing because already in the

01:20 beginning, in the Premier League, there were a lot of people and there was cheering and

01:26 it's a very nice fight here." In the under 100 kilo category, double world

01:31 champion Fonseca faced off against Leonardo Goncalves. The Brazilian scored a well-timed

01:36 Wazarian Golden score to take his second gold in Austria, defending the title he won here

01:41 in Linz last year. Awarding the medals was IJF head referee director Armin Bakdasarov.

01:49 In the over 78 kilo class Beatrice Sosa took home the gold after this impressive epon,

01:56 her first Grand Prix gold medal. IJF refereeing supervisor Giuseppe Maddaloni

02:06 awarded the medals. In the over 100 kilo category, the Brazilian

02:18 was a battle between two giants, 2022 world champion Andy Grandin and two-time world and

02:24 Olympic champion Lukas Kripolek. Kripolek forced Grandin to submission and the gold

02:29 medal was his. A passionate celebration from the Czech judoka and a lovely moment with

02:35 his travelling fans. Awarding the medals was IJF head sport director Vladimir Barta.

02:45 Creating great moments with their fans, the heavyweight Austrian judoka lit up the arena

02:49 with some amazing judo. The highlight being Lauren Boiler's bronze medal win with a fantastic

02:54 epon. Thank you for joining us here in Linz.

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