-60kg Gold: Kondo (JPN)
Hayato Kondo met Britain's surprise finalist Charlie Ayre in the final. Kondo countered Ayre with Tewaza to score a waza-ari and then proceed to turn him over and pin him for the win.
Said Kondo: "Winning the gold medal means a lot to me, especially seeing how happy it made my coaches. However, this is only the beginning of my Olympic qualification journey. I didn't focus on winning today; I simply approached each contest as I would a normal training session to stay steady. Although defending my title from last year gives me great confidence, there is no time to celebrate. My focus is already on the Asian Games, the World Championships and, ultimately, the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. I have to build on this momentum, keep training hard and continue striving to reach the very top."
-66kg Gold: Abe (JPN)
There was no doubt that Abe would be in the final. The only question was who would meet him there? It turned out to be Kazakhstan's Gusman Kyrgyzbayev, who gave Abe quite a battle. In the end, only a yuko (scored from Abe's ouchi-gari) separated the two. It wasn't a very powerful victory for Abe but it was his 14th Grand Slam gold medal, which is amazing by any standards.
