00:00Welcome back to the Baku World Judo Championships.
00:03At under 78kg, Kyla Isufi of France was on great form,
00:07working her way through the draw with some impressive judo along the way.
00:12Isufi looked ready to make the most of her opportunity on the world stage.
00:20Facing her was Elizaveta Litvinenko of the UAE.
00:24The world number two's fantastic judo had carried her all the way to the world
00:28championship final in Baku.
00:34She stepped onto the tatami,
00:36knowing this was her chance to produce the biggest result of her career.
00:50In the final, Litvinenko wasted little time imposing herself,
00:54scoring Wazari from an impressive Ouachigari that caught Isufi off guard and offered an early advantage.
01:02She then decisively ended the contest with a second score,
01:07marking not just her first gold medal at the world championships,
01:11but the first judo world champion ever for the United Arab Emirates.
01:17It's amazing. I don't have force. I won't cry because I'm very happy.
01:24IOC member Mrs. Filomena Fortez awarded the medals.
01:33In the under 100kg category, Ilya Sulaymanidze was looking to upgrade his world bronze to gold,
01:40and he was in outstanding form on his route to the final.
01:44Powerful and decisive throughout the day, the Georgian arrived in the final with real momentum.
01:54Now, one more victory would deliver the crowning moment of his career, and with it, the red backpatch.
02:06Araidota earned world bronze in 2024 and world silver in 2025.
02:11Could 2026 finally be the year that the Japanese powerhouse struck gold and raised himself to the top of the
02:19podium?
02:21Only the final hurdle remained.
02:26In the under 100kg final, both athletes were determined.
02:31But it was a yuko for Sulaymanidze that crowned the Georgian as world champion.
02:36A fitting finish to a career-defining performance.
02:41I know one word for this moment.
02:46Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
02:48Georgian National Federation of Aquatic Sports President Mr. Dmitri Abdushelishvili awarded the medals.
02:56Tomorrow, it's the heavyweights.
