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Wakana Koga wins her first world judo title in Baku
Japan's Wakana Koga defeated defending champion Assunta Scutto in the women's 48kg final to claim her first senior world title.
Wakana Koga won the women's 48kg title at the 2026 World Judo Championships in Baku on 4 October, defeating Italy's defending champion Assunta Scutto in the final. The International Judo Federation's official result places Koga first and Scutto second.
Koga scored with o-uchi-gari before securing the contest in ne-waza after one minute and 15 seconds, according to the IJF's final report. Shirine Boukli of France and Sabina Giliazova of Russia took the two bronze medals.
The IJF result table, its championship report and the European Judo Union's opening-day account agree on the medal order. This report records the completed category decision as one development and keeps the competition date separate from the later iintroo publication timestamp.
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