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Dushanbe GS 2024
-66kg: Rahimov Makes History for Turkmenistan

With the top seed at -66kg at the Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024, Walide Khyar (FRA), exiting the competition ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
-60kg: Quvatov Thrills Home Crowd With Maiden Gold

In our preview for the -60kg category at the Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024, we noted Kazakhstan’s three-horse ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
Technical Analysis, Day 1: Exploring All Sides of Judo

Evgeny Rakhlin was an Olympic referee in Tokyo having spent his whole life in judo.

Dushanbe GS 2024
-52kg: An All-Swiss Final Goes to Kocher

None of the top four seeds made it to the semi-finals today, a day of underdog commitment and the determination ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
-48kg: Bavuudorj Goes for Gold

What we like most is to be surprised. Nothing is enjoyed more than a great technical win against expectation. ...

Paris 2024
The Adventure Continues for the Refugee Team

It's now official, the refugee Olympic team has been announced by the International Olympic Committee ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
The Spirit of Dushanbe

Last year’s Dushanbe Grand Prix took the judo world by storm.

Dushanbe GS 2024
What to Follow on Day 1 of the Dushanbe Grand Slam 2024

After an incredibly successful inaugural grand prix in June 2023, the IJF World Judo Tour returns to ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
The Dushanbe Grand Slam Draw is Up

The first official business of the 2024 Dushanbe Grand Slam is to make the draw, an important aspect ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (34): Cecile Nowak (FRA)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Dushanbe GS 2024
Dushanbe’s Top Seeds Prepare to Confirm Their Place

It’s apt that at the top of the participant ranking for the 2024 Dushanbe Grand Slam is Temur Rakhimov, ...

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Tajikistan, a Country of History, Culture and Sport

Dushanbe is the next stop on the IJF World Judo Tour, a first grand slam after Tajikistan’s debut with ...