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Grand Prix Portugal 2023: Portuguese Patricia Sampaio is the hero of the day

The city of Almada witnessed an incredible last day of the 2023 Portugal Grand Prix. The stadium was packed and ready to go, full of eager fans to watch the heavyweights put on a show.

In the under 90kg class, Bulgaria’s Ivaylo Ivanov defeated stalwart Krisztian Toth of Hungary. The two shared a wonderful moment of friendship and sportsmanship thoroughly appreciated by the Portuguese crowd.

Skander Hachicha, IJF Sport Director was on hand to award the medals.

“In Judo, you always need to respect your opponent. We are friends because we are the same age," explained Ivanov. "We have children, he has, and I have. He was very happy before our fight, he sent me a message saying “I’m very happy to fight with you” - Me too! This is the sport (that) I give everything in the fight, and after that we are friends.”

In the under 78kg category Patricia Sampaio was the hero of the day, giving the home crowd what they came for! Blasting her way through the preliminaries, she looked totally determined to take the Gold medal for Portugal.

Fully focused, Sampaio took a tactical victory in the final, which saw her take her first Grand Prix Gold and send the stadium into raptures. A wonderful moment for Portuguese Judo.

She was awarded her medal by Ines de Medeiros, the Mayor of Almada, and the stadium stood tall for the anthem.

“It was unbelievable to have so many people here," said Sampaio. "I’m not from Lisbon, I live two hours away, so two full cars came here to scream for me, with my family and friends from the club. It was amazing, it was unbelievable. I have no words for everything I heard today from the crowd. It was amazing.”

In the under 100kg class, Ilia Sulamanidze from Georgia overcame Japanese Youngster Dota Arai, cementing his place

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