New Champions Rise as Kaju Shines at -63kg and Arbuzov Stuns in -81kg at Budapest 2025

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New Champions Rise as Kaju Shines at -63kg and Arbuzov Stuns in -81kg at Budapest 2025  Haruka Kaju claims gold in her Worlds debut with flawless groundwork. Timur Arbuzov takes down triple World Champion Grigalashvili in -81kg, hinting at a new era in judo. Budapest delivers another electric day at the 2025 World Championships.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/17/new-champions-rise-as-kaju-shines-at-63kg-and-arbuzov-stuns-in-81kg-at-budapest-2025  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Budapest sets the stage for the middleweights on day four of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships.

00:08At under 63kg, Haruka Kaju made her World Championship debut, demonstrating a groundwork

00:15masterclass on her way to the final. With only two World Tour appearances leading to two Grand

00:22Slam goals, could she continue her perfect unbeaten record here in Budapest? Facing her in the final,

00:30was Catherine Beauchemin Pinard. Already with a World Silver to her name, she was determined to walk

00:36away with the red backpatch. She, too, showed impressive Neywaza throughout the preliminaries.

00:42She wasn't prepared to settle for second place again. In a tightly contested final, it came down

00:48to golden score. The next point would determine the world champion. A decisive piece of groundwork

00:54continued Kaju's Neywaza success, as she held her way to the top of the world.

01:05So many people came from Japan to support me here in Budapest,

01:09and I really wanted to give my best performance for them today, and I was able to deliver.

01:15World Rowing President and IOC member, Mr. Jean-Christophe Roland, awarded the medals.

01:24At under 81kg, triple world champion Tato Grigolashvili arrived in Budapest as the man

01:30to beat on his quest for a fourth title.

01:37The Georgian superstar has dominated the category with his explosive techniques,

01:41and was determined to extend his reign at the top of world judo.

01:49All eyes were on him as he worked his way through the preliminaries and towards history.

01:56Timur Abuzov stepped up to repeat last year's world final,

02:00but this time he was looking to flip the script and take the gold medal for himself.

02:06His performances throughout the day were confident and composed,

02:10and now with the gold medal match in sight, Abuzov looked ready to rewrite his story.

02:17He wasn't just chasing gold, he was chasing redemption.

02:21In the final, Abuzov needed to overcome one of judo's greats to claim his place at the top.

02:26He stayed calm under pressure and scored big with an ip on that may mark the start of a new era.

02:32I did it. I won because my friends, relatives and coaches were next to me and supported me all the time.

02:47Only because of that, I won the gold medal.

02:50IOC member Mr. Balazsviliš awarded the medals.

02:54That's it for day four here in the Hungarian capital. See you tomorrow.

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