Interview Nekoda SMYTHE DAVIS (GBR) Silver BAKU Grand Slam 16

In the first semi-final former Qingdao Grand Prix bronze medallist LU Tongjuan (CHN) fell to SMYTHE DAVIS (GBR) by ippon after nine seconds as the Briton has become a household name on the IJF World Judo Tour during the latter stages of this Olympic cycle. In the second semi-final YOSHIDA defeated former world bronze medallist Miryam ROPER (GER) at the halfway point as she produced a strong uchi-mata for waza-ari and held down her German opponent for 15 seconds to claim the contest.