All the latest developments on the Judo Grand Slam Astana 2024.
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00:00The IJF World Judo Tour has landed back in Kazakhstan for the final Grand Slam event
00:06before this year's World Championships and Olympic Games.
00:09With some of the last qualification points on offer, judo stars from around the world
00:13arrived in the city of Astana pursuing victory.
00:18The tension in the air was palpable as the crowd awaited the first days of action and
00:21the chance to get closer to their heroes.
00:24At under 48 kilograms, Galia Timbayeva delighted the home crowd, making it into the final.
00:31Timbayeva twice caught her opponent, Julia Zova, with cleverly timed sacrifice techniques
00:36and won her first ever World Judo Tour gold on home soil in Astana.
00:43Kazakhstan's Sports and Physical Culture Committee Chairman, Yerbol Mirzavosinov, awarded
00:48the medals.
00:53That was crazy, because when I entered the arena, there were 1,000 people screaming,
00:58Galia, Galia.
01:02I felt the pressure, but then I said to myself, I must win, I must win.
01:11At under 60 kilograms, individual neutral athlete Ramzan Abdulev gave us a spectacular
01:16final.
01:18Abdulev made his opponent Yang submit, and in doing so won his third Grand Slam gold.
01:23He was awarded his medal by Harvest Group CEO Almaz Alsanov.
01:27At under 52 kilograms, Yefen Primov began the day as number one seed and she lived up
01:33to it perfectly.
01:35In the final, she faced Larissa Pimenta.
01:37After a tough contest, Primov managed to catch Pimenta with a great Ashiwaza, continuing
01:42to the ground to ensure the full Ippon victory.
01:46She was awarded her medal by IJF Secretary General Lisa Allen.
01:49At under 66 kilogram category, Samuray Chopinov claimed gold in style.
01:54A huge throw in the first exchange of the match was followed straight into a holdout
01:59to seal the win.
02:00The medals were awarded by IJF Director General Vladimir Inescu.
02:04At under 57 kilograms, it was an all Pan American final, with Christy Taguchi beating Rafaela
02:09Silva.
02:10She was awarded the gold medal by Armin Bagdasarov, Head Referee Director of the International
02:15Judo Federation.
02:36Another highlight from the home crowd came at under 60 kilograms, where Kazakh judo legend
02:41and 2015 world champion Galdos Smetov showed he is coming back to top form.
02:47He showed brilliant judo all day to claim bronze for the home nation.
02:51Join us tomorrow for more judo.