It was beautiful: seeing, and appreciating, judo for the first time
My wife and I have been married for 27 years. Our first date was at a baseball game. This was a feint. ...
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2019 Paris GS: A Colorful Event
An IJF World Judo Tour event is always an important moment for an athlete. The Paris Grand Slam is the ...
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IJF President Q and A Transcript
IJF President Mr. Marius L. Vizer held his first Twitter Q&A session of the year on Sunday following ...
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Paris Grand Slam Revisited
You know that feeling. There are some places you don’t get tired of revisiting. For Koen Sleeckx one ...
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IJF Sport Directors Analysis
The IJF Head Sport Director and Daniel Lascau, IJF Sport Director, analyze the two day of competition ...
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See you soon Emilie
From her own confession, Émilie Andéol did not always have an easy career, yet she managed to overcome ...
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Germany, France, Cuba, Japan, Korea and Georgia to conclude Day 2 of Paris GS
On Day 2 of the 2019 edition of the Paris Grand Slam, Germany, France, Cuba, Japan, Korea and Georgia ...
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Neil Adams Awarded 9th Dan
Ahead of the final block, British judo legend Neil ADAMS, a double Olympic silver medallist, 1981 world ...
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Clarisse Agbegnenou Queen of Bercy
She has not yet reached the seven victories in Paris of her illustrious elder Lucie Decosse, but Clarisse ...
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Judo for Peace Store Pops up at Paris Grand Slam
Have you visited the ‘Judo for Peace’ pop-up store during the Paris Grand Slam at AccorHotels Arena ...
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GS Paris Neil Adams Technical Analysis
We had an amazing final block today after a long day of competition. We saw some really close matches ...
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I will be back here in 2020
This may be what the Parisian public will remember from the ceremony in honor of Teddy Riner: the ten-time ...
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Draw heralds Paris Grand Slam
When coaches assemble for the draw you can sense the electricity in the room. Indeed, the final countdown ...
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You Must Experience This!
A few weeks after the first Grand Prix of the season, which took place in Tel Aviv, during the month ...
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#JudoParis2019 Promo
The world-famous Paris Grand Slam will take place from 9-10 February at the AccorHotels Arena in the ...
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