The competition, which was the final stop on the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Tour before the World Championships in Chelyabinsk on August 25 until 31, saw the Asian powerhouse go home with five gold medals, three silver and six bronze, while Brazil left with five gold, two silver and three bronze, and Russia finished with one gold, three silver and six bronze.

"The Grand Slam here in Tyumen has been a good rehearsal for August's World Championships in Chelyabinsk," said Daniel Lascău, the IJF's sports director and a former world champion judoka himself, said.

"I'm quite confident that the organisers will deliver a good World Championships which is crucial to the Olympic qualification hopes of all judoka."

Claiming one of Japan's gold medals on the final day was women's over 78kg competitor Kanae Yamabe.

She defeated world bronze medallist Lee Jung-eun of South Korea to top the podium, while Chinese world silver medallist and Tokyo Grand Slam bronze medallist Qin Qian took the first bronze and Brazilian Maria Suelen Altheman took the second.

The day's other gold for the leading nation came in the men's under 90kg competition from All Japan Judo Championships winner Yuya Yoshida, who secured victory over world bronze medallist Dilshod Choriev of Uzbekistan by a waza-ari score.

The bronze medals in this class went to home athletes Magomed Magomedov and Grigorii Sulemin.

Victor Penalber claimed gold in the men’s under 81kg final for Brazil ©IJF


Gold medals for Brazil came from the likes of Olympic bronze medallist Mayra Aguiar in the women's under 78kg competition but the final was not meant to be as her opponent, American London 2012 champion Kayla Harrison, could not compete after straining her neck in the semi-final.

Harrison had, however, defeated Rome European Open winner Mami Umeki of Japan in that semi-final to guarantee a Grand Slam medal.

Polish Olympian Daria Pogorzelec and Japan's Tomomi Okamura took the bronze medals in the weight class.

Victor Penalber secured another top podium finish for the second placed nation after defeating Russian Baku Grand Slam gold medallist Alan Khubetsov in the men's under 81kg final, with bronze going to Canadian Olympic bronze medallist Antoine Valois-Fortier and home athlete Stanislav Semenov.

Brazil's final gold medal of the competition came from Rafael Silva in the men's over 100kg class.

The world number two was just too strong and experienced for eventual silver medallist Takeshi Ojitani of Japan.

The bronze medals were won by Ojitani's compatriot and Tokyo Grand Slam bronze medallist Hisayoshi Harasawa and Madrid European Open silver medallist Maciej Sarnacki of Poland.

Kim Polling claimed gold for The Netherlands in the women's under 70kg on the final day of the Tyumen Judo Grand Slam ©IJF


Elsewhere, Kim Polling of The Netherlands took gold in the women's under 70kg final as she overcame Pan American champion Kelita Zupancic of Canada, with the bronze medals going to Japan's Chizuru Arai and South Korea world bronze medallist Kim Seong-yeon.

A gold medal for European silver medallist Elmar Gasimov of Azerbaijan in the under 100kg competition completed the action at the Grand Slam.

He defeated Canadian junior world champion Kyle Reyes, while the bronze medals went to Japan's Ryunosuke Haga and Martin Pacek of Sweden.

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