Iran’s Javad Mahjoub, second left, is richer by an IJF Grand Prix silver medal and a new daughter this week ©IJF

Iran’s Javad Mahjoub, who missed the birth of his first child, a daughter, earlier in the week to prepare for the International Judo Federation Grand Prix in Antalya, just missed the gold medal too in the men’s over-100 kilograms final.

Russia’s 20-year-old junior world champion Inal Tasoev earned an unsentimental victory after two minutes of added time in golden score with an o–goshi in the Antalya Arena Spor Salonu. 

So Mahjoub, beaten in the final of the last Grand Prix in Tbilisi at the start of this month, had to settle for another silver.

Overall, it sounds like a good result…

The over-100kg bronze medals went to Cuba’s Andy Granda and South Korea’s Kim Sungmin.

Another world junior champion, Azerbaijan’s 19-year-old Zelym Kotsoiev, took victory in the under-100kg class, earning his second Grand Prix win in a re-run of the 2017 world junior final.

Russia’s 21-year-old Arman Adamian was defeated by two waza-ari.

Mongolia’s double Grand Prix winner Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren won one of the bronze medals on a walkover against the injured Russian Niyaz Ilyasov, and the second bronze went to Ireland’s Benjamin Fletcher.

Tajikstan’s top seed in the under 90kg, Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, earned his third Grand Prix gold after a tense battle with Serbia’s world champion Nemanja Madjov.

Komronshokh Ustopiriyon of Tajikistan, right, earned the gold medal in the men's under 90kg category in Antalya against Serbia's world champion Nemanja Madjov ©IJF
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon of Tajikistan, right, earned the gold medal in the men's under 90kg category in Antalya against Serbia's world champion Nemanja Madjov ©IJF

The 21-year-old failed to win what would have been his first Grand Prix title after being penalised for his third shido for pushing his opponent out of the area.

Bronze medals went to Azerbaijan’s Tural Safguliyev and Azerbaijan’s Mammadali Mehdiyev.  

Another precocious judo talent, Kosovo’s 21-year-old Loriana Kuka, earned an eye-catching victory in the under-78kg class as she defeated Ukraine’s Tbilisi Grand Prix silver medallist Anastasiya Turchyn.

It was Kosovo’s first ever medal at this weight and ensured they finished top of the medals table in Antalya.

Bronze medals went to Britain’s Natalie Powell and Russia’s Niurguiana Nikiforova.

European Under-23 Championships bronze medallist Sebile Akbulut, the world number 138, earned the hosts their second gold medal in as many days as she defeated Ekaterinburg Grand Slam winner Larisa Cerić of Bosnia and Hercegovina.

Turkey thus finished third in the medal table with an excellent haul of four medals - two gold, two bronze.

Bronze medals went to Galina Tarasova of Ukraine and Anna Guschina of Russia.

The event was the last on the judo calendar before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification phase opens.

You can watch the action on Judo TV here.