The World Judo Master in Budapest come to a heavy end

The final day saw contenders in the under and over 100kg categories take home gold after an exciting three days in Hungary.

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00:00 The judo masters competition comes to an end in Budapest, Hungary.

00:05 For day 3 of the competition, the heavyweight categories took center stage and battled to

00:11 be crowned champions.

00:12 An under 90kg Olympic champion Bokori faced off his compatriot Mazaradze and despite a

00:19 tough fight managed to take a tactical victory over the Georgian world champion, crowning

00:24 Bokori as a double masters champion.

00:27 IGF president Marius Wieser awarded the medals.

00:31 At under 78kg, world champion Inbar Lanier of Israel was on fire all day, ending her

00:38 contest quickly and efficiently.

00:41 In the final it was no different, claiming the gold medal in under 1 minute against Malanga

00:46 of France.

00:47 Lanier now boasts her first masters title, an impressive accolade to add to her collection.

00:53 IGF executive committee member and IOC member Yasukhiro Yamashita awarded the medals.

01:00 "I'm a quarter Hungarian and I have family here.

01:04 It feels like a second home and it's really nice being here and the atmosphere is great

01:09 and everyone is so nice.

01:11 So I'm always happy to come to Budapest."

01:13 The under 100kg category saw Uzbek former world champion Turo Boyev take on Israel's

01:19 Palchik.

01:20 The clever change of direction scored a second Wazaari for Turo Boyev to the joy of his fans,

01:27 the first masters gold for Uzbekistan in over 10 years.

01:31 The medals were awarded by IGF vice president Carlo Sagara.

01:35 "When I won the world championships medal in Tashkent, I cried a lot on stage, showing

01:45 tears of happiness.

01:48 After 8 months I've won the masters.

01:50 It's the same type of moment.

01:53 It's a really happy moment for me to celebrate here in Hungary."

01:59 France's Romane Dicot also attacked hard and won the gold with her tactical judo.

02:04 IGF EC member and China deputy sport minister Xu Jingqiang awarded the medals.

02:11 At over 100kg Finland's Martti Pumalainen was in the best form of his life.

02:17 He defeated everyone on his route to the gold medal and earned his masters title.

02:22 IGF vice president Laszlo Toth awarded the medals.

02:26 Shohei Ono double Olympic champion and triple world champion attended.

02:31 A treat for all fans.

02:33 He was more than happy to sign autographs.

02:36 The legends of Hungarian judo are throwing huge Ippons, inspiring the next generation

02:41 of judoka.

02:42 They are an incentive to local judoka and kids who are all dreaming of following in

02:46 their footsteps.

02:47 That's a wrap for the 2023 judo masters.

02:51 A big thank you to the city of Budapest, completing its collection of world judo tour events and

02:56 continuing the strong judo legacy in Hungary.