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The IJF World Judo Tour has landed back in Kazakhstan for the final Grand Slam event before this year’s World Championships and Olympic Games. With some of the last qualification points on offer, Judo stars from around the world arrived in the city of Astana pursuing victory. At -48kg, Galiya TYNBAYEVA delighted the home crowd, by making it into the final. Tynbayeva twice caught her opponent Giliazova with cleverly timed sacrifice techniques and won her first ever world judo tour gold on home soil in Astana. Kazakhstan Sports & Physical Culture Committee Chairman, Yerbol MYRZABOSSYNOV awarded …