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

In the first semifinal 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 semifinal YOSHIDA defeated former world bronze medallist Miryam ROPER (GER) at the halfway point as she produced a strong uchimata for wazaari and held down her German opponent for 15 seconds to claim the contest.