With two medals in grand slam and two in grand prix, Jager is slightly more experienced than her teammate but for her too a victory or a second place would be a first. The final between the two champions was therefore announced to be very tight and undecided.
To reach the final, Margit De Voogd had beaten the number one seed, Lara Cvjetko (CRO), world silver medallist in 2022 behind her compatriot and now reigning Olympic champion Barbara Matic, who has not yet returned to competition after her summer coronation at the Paris 2024 Games. Hilde Jager defeated Ellen Froner (BRA) in the semi-final.
In the final, the two judoka knew each other perfectly, so we could expect a close match. Although it was the case at the beginning, it was finally Margit De Voogd who took the upper hand by applying an unstoppable armlock, forcing Hilde Jager to submit.
The first contest for the bronze medal was between Andela Violic (CRO) and Ellen Froner (BRA). Violic controlled the whole bout, scoring a waza-ari with a combination o-uchi-gari-uchi-mata to win the bronze medal.
Samira Bock (GER) and Lara Cvjetko (CRO) faced off for the second bronze medal and once again the victory went to Croatia after Lara Cvjetko scored a waza-ari with uchi-mata.
Final (-70 kg)
Bronze Medal Fights (-70 kg)
