Ai Tsunoda Roustant Wins 70kg Gold in Baku, according to eJudo
- Ai Tsunoda Roustant won the women's 70kg gold medal on October 8, 2026, according to eJudo.
- Tsunoda Roustant secured the championship after advancing through the preliminary rounds, defeating Azerbaijan's Sudaba Agaeva by yoko-shiho-gatame at 2:18 in the opening round.
- Germany's Giovanna Scoccimarro and Serbia's Aleksandra Andric captured the bronze medals after progressing through the tournament's latter stages.
Ai Tsunoda Roustant won the women’s 70kg gold medal on October 8, 2026, according to eJudo. Fighting at the Baku National Gymnastics Arena in Azerbaijan, the Spanish competitor claimed the world title by defeating Austria’s Michaela Polleres in a 44-competitor bracket.
Baku World Championship Final Matches and Results
Tsunoda Roustant secured the championship after advancing through the preliminary rounds, defeating Azerbaijan’s Sudaba Agaeva by yoko-shiho-gatame at 2:18 in the opening round. In the final, she overcame Polleres to take the gold medal. Polleres earned the silver medal as the tournament runner-up.
Germany’s Giovanna Scoccimarro and Serbia’s Aleksandra Andric captured the bronze medals after progressing through the tournament’s latter stages. Andric had previously advanced past China’s Liu Lu with an uchi-mata at 2:54 in her opening match.
Athletes Compete in 70kg Category Preliminary Bouts
The 70kg category featured 44 entries competing across multiple preliminary bouts on the opening day of the event. Netherlands athlete Sanne van Dijke defeated Ecuador’s Celinda Corozo by sode-tsurikomi-goshi in 24 seconds.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Aleksandra Samardzic defeated Denmark’s Laerke Olsen by an o-soto-gari at 2:1 Russia’s Tamara Lishchenko secured a waza-ari victory via ko-uchi-gari against Uzbekistan’s Rushana Razzokberdieva.
Greece athlete Elizavet Teltsidou defeated Taiwan’s Liao Yu-jung during golden score with a tsurikoshi at 1:00 of extra time. Austria’s Polleres opened her campaign by defeating America’s Melissa Myers with an uchi-mata at 2:11.
Gioia Vetterli of Switzerland defeated Marhijt Defourt of the Netherlands by Yoko-Shiho-Gatame at 1:3
Madagascar’s Aina-Laura Rasoanaivo-Razafy eliminated Romania’s Serafima Moscal with a tai-otoshi in 14 seconds. Georgia’s Nino Gulbani concluded the round by defeating China’s Feng Yuying.
The tournament awarded fifth place to Brazil’s Nauana Silva and Russia’s Madina Taimazova. Sweden’s Ingrid Nilsson and Ida Eriksson both finished in seventh place.