In the second half of the draw, it was Mizuki Takaki (JPN) who fought her way through the elimination stages to give Japan another chance at a gold medal, the sixth of these world championships.
Looking at the first part of the final, Melkia Auchecorne could have had regrets. Obviously stronger than her opponent and potentially more dangerous, she seemed to be walking with a low pace, totally out of energy and giving away opportunities to win an important world title but in golden score, two shido behind and in danger, the French judoka executed a seoi-otoshi that was awarded a waza-ari. Melkia Auchecorne won the gold and with this title, France climbs the ladder to enter the top ten nations.
Nina Simic (CRO) and Anna Kriza (HUN) faced one another in the first bronze medal contest. When Anna Kriza launched her ko-soto-gari, she put 100 percent of her power into it, but Nina Simic executed the perfect move and with a brilliant ko-uchi-sukashi, she drove her opponent flat on her back for ippon and a bronze medal.
The last bronze medal contest saw Jimin Yang (KOR) and Martyna Glubiak (POL) stepping on to the tatami to determine who will go to the podium. Golden score started with one shido apiece. Jimin Yang was penalised two more times, offering the victory and the medal to Martyna Glubiak.
Final (-63 kg)
Bronze Medal Fights (-63 kg)
Final Results (-63 kg)
