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Judo: Uta Abe Back on Top with Women's 52-Kg Worlds Gold in Hungary
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Judo: Uta Abe back on top with women's 52-kg worlds gold in Hungary
Japan's Uta Abe claimed her fifth judo world championship in the women's 52-kilogram competition, but older brother Hifumi was only able to win bronze as compatriot Takeshi Takeoka topped the men's 66-kg podium in Budapest.
Uta Abe won the world champion title for the fifth time this Saturday in Budapest, while her brother had to settle for bronze.
Uta Abe in the finals, Hifumi for bronze
The -52 kg category at the 2025 World Judo Championships in Budapest had the world watching for one name above all—Uta Abe. After a shocking early exit at the Paris Olympics, she entered the Worlds unseeded, a rare status for a reigning Olympic and world champion. The biggest upset of the day though was Dzhebov (TJK) who shocked Hifumi Abe, and the world, with this stunning uchimata-sukashi for ippon at the edge of the mat.
[Budapest Kyodo News] The second day of the Judo World Championships was held in Budapest on the 14th, with two weight classes for men and women. Hifumi Abe (Park 24), a two-time Olympic champion in the men's 66 kg class, lost by ippon to Ovid Zebov (Tajikistan) in the quarterfinals and was sent to the repechage.
Budapest, 14 Jun (Latin Press) The Japanese brothers Uta and Hifumi Abe, Olympic and world champions, stand out today among the attractions in the second day of the world judo of Budapest, where Latin America will seek its first medal. The post Japanese Abe attractions in world judo of Budapest first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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