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Overview
- Competing at -63kg after moving up from -57kg, Silva defeated Mongolia’s Enkhriillen Lkhagvatogoo in the final in Paris.
- She advanced to the title bout by beating Italy’s Carlotta Avanzato, 2024 world champion Joanne Van Lieshout of the Netherlands, and Japan’s Kirari Yamaguchi.
- The win delivered Brazil’s first women’s final in Paris since Mayra Aguiar’s 2016 title.
- Larissa Pimenta lost the -52kg bronze match to Germany’s Mascha Ballhaus in golden score by accumulating three penalties.
- Brazil’s 19-athlete delegation had several first-day eliminations, with more team members set to compete on Sunday.