Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan got the spotlight on Day 1 of the 2023 IBSA Judo Asian Championships that are taking place at the Jekpe Jek Hall in Astana, Kazakhstan. The host country, its southern neighbour, and the Persian nation conquered two gold medals each in the day dedicated to the light weight categories.

Seyed Abadi (J1 -60kg) and Vahid Jeddi (J2 -73kg), from Iran, defended their titles as world champions in Baku and moved a little further on the Road to Paris.

Playing at home, Yergali Shamei (J1 -73kg), also a world champion, and Dayana Fedossova (J2 -57kg), bronze medal in Baku, delighted the fans by being the golden heroes of the day.

For Uzbekistan, Kemran Nurillaev (J2 -60kg), and Lobar Khurramova (J2 -48kg) stepped into the highest place. For Lobar, it was a double win, not only for the first place but also because she won the final against Akmaral Nauatbek (KAZ), nothing less than the current world champion, and playing at home!

Check all the results of Day 1:

Men
J1 -60kg
1st Seyed Abadi (IRI)
2nd Kapil Parmar (IND)
3rd Temirian Abdikarimov (KGZ)
3rd Vitoon Kongsuk (THA)

J1 -73kg
1st Yergali Shamey (KAZ)
2nd Shokhrukh Mamedov (UZB)
3rd Mamatibraim Suranov (KGZ)
3rd Mahdi Borchlou (IRI)

J2 -60kg
1st Kemran Nurillaev (UZB)
2nd Min Jae Lee (KOR)
3rd Alikhan Dzhumagulov (KGZ)
3rd Sherzov Namozov (UZB)

J2 -73kg
1st Vahid Jeddi (IRI)
2nd Yujiro Seto (JPN)
3rd Donghoon Kim (KOR)
3rd Olzhas Orazalyuly (KAZ)

Women
J1 -48kg
1st Khaiitkon Khuzan Kyzy (KGZ)
2nd Fotima Toirova (UZB)
3rd Janki Bai (IND)
3rd Regina Salamatova (KGZ)

J2 -48kg
1st Lobar Khurramova (UZB)
2nd Akmaral Nauatbek (KAZ)
3rd Yui Jujiwara (JPN)
3rd Kokila (IND)

J2 -57kg
1st Dayana Fedossova (KAZ)
2nd Kumushkhon Khodjaeva (UZB)
3rd Junko Hirose (JPN)
3rd Hiroko Kudo (JPN)

Stay tuned on the IBSA YouTube channel for Day 2 of the competition, this Saturday, starting at 6am (CET, local time +4), with final blocks and medal ceremonies scheduled for 10am (CET).