In the gold medal battle between two first-timers, it was Georgia who lifted the trophy in the mixed team event by winning 4-1 over South Korea at the 2025 World Judo Championships at the Papp Laszlo Arena in Budapest on Friday.

Asian champion Lee Seung-yeob of South Korea started high and earned the full ippon in the men's +90 kg which brought the first point for his team before Georgia fought back and showed their power in the next competitions.

In the women's 57kg clash, Georgia's newly-crowned world champion Eteri Liparteliani dominated the game by winning a massive Tani-otoshi over 2024 world champion Huh Mi-mi. Mikheili Bakhbakhashvili took the upper hand with a sumi-gaeshi over his South Korean rival Bae Dong-hyun in the men's -73kg contest.

Mariam Tchanturia continued Georgia's winning streak in the women's -70kg and Lasha Bekauri sealed the victory by scoring an ippon over Kim Jong-hoon in the men's -90kg.

"I'm so happy because I did the double, double world champion! I am very happy to be the first world champion and want to be the first Olympic champion too," said Liparteliani, 25, who is now the first and only Georgian woman to win a world championship among all Olympic sports.

Germany and Japan shared the third place on the mixed team podium.

The eight-day World Judo Championships featured individual and mixed team events as Japan topped the medal standings with six golds, four silvers, and four bronzes from individual competitions.