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Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 4 Preview

We’ve reached the halfway point at the Abu Dhabi World Championships as day three of the individual ...

Interview
A Samurai in Abu Dhabi

Everyone remembers Shin Koyamada in The Last Samurai, an epic period action drama film directed and produced ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Two Young Champions Claim First and Third Titles

Day three of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 saw the athletes in the -63kg and -81kg categories ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
-81kg: Unstoppable Grigalashvili Writes His Name in Georgian History

The last three finals in a row in the -81kg category at the world championships have been contested by ...

Judo for Children
A Wind of Youth Blows Over the World Championships

The second day of the World Judo Championships Abu Dhabi 2024 saw a breath of youthful air blow through ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Sporting Legend Helmut Duckadam Enjoys the Judo in Abu Dhabi

Helmut Duckadam is an international sporting legend, whose name is inscribed in the Guinness Book of ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 – Day 3 Preview

Day two of the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 provided yet more thrills, drama and suspense as three ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
The UAE Welcomes the Judo World with Open Arms in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024 were officially opened on day two of the competition as the opening ...

Abu Dhabi Worlds 2024
-73kg: Heydarov and Azerbaijan's Dream Comes True

At -73kg, world number 1 Hidayat Heydarov (AZE) was in the form of his life heading into the Abu Dhabi ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
-66kg: Tanaka Continues Japan's Winning Streak

Such was the level on show in the -66kg category at the Abu Dhabi World Championships 2024, only three ...

Abu Dhabi GS
What to Follow on Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi World Championships

The Abu Dhabi World Championships got off to a flying start on Day 1 in the Emirati capital.

Athlete's Story
When Reality is Brighter Than a Dream

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