The powerful Russian produced a clinical performance to topple European Team Championships bronze medallist Aleksandre Mskhaladze of Georgia and secure an impressive fifth medal of the year in the men's under 100 kilogram contest. 

The win ensured Russia finished the competition with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze overall, just a single silver more than second placed France.

It took just 57 seconds for the first of the two bronze medals to be decided as Latvia's Jevgeņijs Borodavko dispatched Hungary's Miklós Cirjenics by ippon.

The second final almost went right to the wire as Algeria's African champion Lyes Bouyacoub was penalised with a fourth shido penalty with just seven seconds remaining to hand the bronze medal to Portugal's European under-23 champion Jorge Fonseca.

Roy Meyer secured his first Grand Prix gold medal in Zagreb as he got the better of Mohammed Amine Tayeb ©IJF



There was a first Judo Grand Prix gold medal for The Netherlands' Roy Meyer in the heaviest weight category of the competition, the men's over 100kg, as he edged Algeria's Mohammed Amine Tayeb on shido penalties.

The gold was a second for The Netherlands at this Grand Prix as they moved up to third on the overall medals table.

The first bronze medal final was settled with 90 seconds left on the clock as Romania's Vlăduț Simionescu scored an ippon against Russian judoka Andrey Volkov.

Israel's Or Sasson settled the second bronze medal encounter with a seoi-nage against Hungary's Barna Bor.

Hungary's world silver medallist Krisztian Toth continued his ascent to the summit of the under 90kg category after he secured gold in Zagreb with a win over Serbia's Aleksandar Kukolj.

Noël Van 't End won another medal for The Netherlands in the bronze contests as he took just 66 seconds to dispose of Sweden's Joakim Dvärby.

Two-time European bronze medallist Karolis Bauža added a first medal of the Grand Prix for Lithuania in the other contest as he beat Slovenia's Mihael Zgank.

Anamari Velensek made it two in two in terms of Grand Prix titles with victory over Abigel Joo ©IJF



In the women's competition, world bronze medallist Anamari Velensek made it two golds in two Grand Prix as she got the better of Hungary's Abigel Joo in the under 78kg category.

A first golden score victory of the day gave Ukraine's Victoriia Turks the first of the two bronze medals as she beat Canada's Catherine Roberge, while Natalie Powell secured Great Britain's second medal of the meet with victory over French rising star Madeleine Malonga.

China's Yu Song clinched heavyweight gold in the last women's contest of the Judo Grand Prix as she pinned down Ukraine's Svitlana Iaromka with a kesa-gatame for 15 seconds to win by waza-ari-awasete-ippon in the over 75kg category.

The final two bronze medals of the Grand Prix were picked up by Dutch judoka Tessie Savelkouls and Brazil's Rochele Nunes following victories over Lithuania's Santa Pakenyte and Turkey's Gülşah Kocatürk respectively.

Judoka will next travel to Kazakhstan as Astana gets set to host its Judo Grand Prix from October 10 to 12.

Watch the latest action on Judo TV here.

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