GS Tokyo Day 2: Korea and Italy Create the Surprise, Japan Dominates
For part of the day and particularly as we approached the final block, all the spectators and observers ...
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+100kg: Ota Wins the 12th Gold Medal for Japan
How could it be otherwise? Last year, the Czech giant made history by becoming Olympic champion, for ...
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+78kg: Sone, Who Else!
Since Tokyo last year and her Olympic title, we had not seen Akira Sone (JPN) on the World Judo Tour. ...
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-100kg: Pirelli? Yes, Pirelli!
The category started with a bang, with the defeat of current world silver medallist and Abu Dhabi Grand ...
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-78kg: Takayama Overcomes the Olympic Champion to win in Tokyo
Anna-Maria Wagner (GER) arrived after a disappointing performance at the World Championships in Tashkent ...
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-66kg: Maruyama Is Back!
It took a little time to see clearly in a well-stocked category. Seeded number one, Baskhuu Yondonperenlei ...
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-60kg: Jeon Overcomes the Curse to Win Gold
With his world number one spot, so top seed position, his Olympic silver medal last year in Tokyo and ...
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-52kg: Abe Remains the Queen
The -52kg category has its queen and its pretenders to the throne but when the queen is so dominating, ...
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-48kg: Miyaki Dominates and Wins
The first category of a long series, since no less than eight weight categories were in the running on ...
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Kosei Inoue: the Ultimate JUDOs champion
Who does not know Kosei Inoue? Who has never heard of the triple world champion (Birmingham 1999, Munich ...
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12/52 Project: Unleash Your Potential
12 and 52, those two numbers are intimately linked and that should be known. Here in Tokyo, athletes ...
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About Peace and Friendship
At the end of the first day of the Tokyo Grand Slam, the official dinner, hosted by the AJJF and the ...
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Tokyo, Day 1: Transition, Transition, Transition
Callum MacLennan is a 27 year old black belt judoka, both competitor and coach in Great Britain and of ...
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-90kg: And the Sixth Gold Goes to Mashiyama
It was one of the most anticipated categories of the day, quite simply because it featured the return ...
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-81kg: Kenya Kohara Is the Golden Boy
At -81kg it was another top seed who fell in the first round. Guilherme Schimidt (BRA), who sparkled ...
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-73kg: Credit to the Experienced Hashimoto
Shohei Ono (JPN) was announced and expected but a few days before the tournament he withdrew, not feeling ...
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-70Kg: Perfection for Niizoe
Decidedly, things were not easy for the number one seeds of the tournament. Although Miriam Butkereit ...
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-57kg: Haruka Funakubo Scores the Most Points
The Georgian delegation had announced it, they came to Tokyo with a leading team, including Olympic champion ...
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-63kg: Tactic Pays Off for Takaichi
Like her teammate Christa Deguchi at -57kg, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (CAN) had a serious chance of ...
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Tokyo Grand Slam Day 1: Organisation Down to the Millimetre
The first day of the Tokyo Grand Slam Presented by Token Corporation ended with an expected domination ...
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Athlete365 Connect: Greenfly and the IJF Build the Road to Paris 2024
To help athletes aiming at Paris 2024, connect with the world on socials, the IOC teamed up with Greenfly ...
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Tokyo Is Ready for Ippon
While Tokyo has dressed in the colours of autumn and the city offers its wonders to delight the eyes, ...
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The Experience of a Lifetime
It's no secret that for the judo family coming to Japan again and again is a special moment each time. ...
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The Braves
All the participants of the grand slam in Tokyo, without a Japanese passport, are brave and whomever ...
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The Smiling Judoka: A Technical Study of Eduard Trippel
“I’m the guy that smiles before the fight,” read Eduard Trippel’s Instagram bio after winning ...
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Upside Down
The Tokyo Grand Slam is fast approaching. In a few days, the elite of world judo will once again be present ...
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