Kazakhstan Applauds All Sectors of the Judo Family
At the beginning of the final day of competition, it was notable that the Kazakh flag had appeared above ...
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+100 kg: Hyoga Ota, Simply the Best!
Hyoga Ota (JPN), a 4-time grand slam gold medallist, somehow made his run to the final look easy. Really? ...
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+78 kg: 18-Year-Old Hyeonji Lee Wins the Heavyweight Gold
There was only one name on everyone’ lips at the beginning of the day, that of the current Olympic ...
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-100 kg: Arai and Eich Share a Beautiful Final
Data Arai was the one to watch at -100 kg. The 2023 junior world champion and 2024 senior world medallist ...
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-78 kg: Minju Kim Comes Out on Top
Minju Kim, a recent Tokyo Grand Slam and Asian championship medallist, sat at the top of the draw at ...
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-90 kg: Igolnikov Earns His 7th Grand Slam Gold
In the lightest of the men’s categories on day 3 in Astana, the number one seed suffered. Nemanja Majdov ...
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Xinran Hui is Ready to Work!
Twenty-one year old Xinran Hui is a new star in world judo, just emerging on the senior scene. Hailing ...
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His Excellency Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is the Special Guest of IJF President Mr Marius Vizer
The judo competition inside the Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Martial Arts Palace commands the gaze of spectators ...
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-81 kg: Joonhwan Lee Goes 3-1 Up Against Nagase
The young Italians in the -81 kg category tried their very best to upset the normal run of play, challenging ...
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-70 kg: Giorgia Stangherlin Wins and Smiles
Hilde Jager (NED) arrived as the number one seed but she didn't hold that position for long as the unseeded ...
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-73 kg: Stump Dominates in Astana
It is normal to look at the highest ranked judoka of each category when predicting who will win but even ...
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-63 kg: Auchecorne Meets Her Goal
Melkia Auchecorne (FRA) just gets better and better. Her trajectory is impressive, her consistency too. ...
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Denis Amelin: Learning and Sharing Will Always be my Priority Over Material Things
Being invited to referee on the World Judo Tour is not a casual occasion. It is a new paragraph in the ...
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-57 kg: Faiza Mokdar Did Her Homework!
Momo Tamaoki (JPN) and Faiza Mokdar (FRA) delivered a day of excellent judo, both seeded, both committed ...
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-66 kg: Abdulaev in a League of His Own
Having seen the excellent Kazakh performances of the lighter category with three athletes arriving in ...
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-52 kg: Ballhaus Led From the First ‘Hajime’
Mascha Ballhaus (GER) arrived as the number one and she did not disappoint her team but she did disappoint ...
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-60 kg: Three Medals for Kazakhstan But the Gold is Saaev's
We saw it last week in Dushanbe, the ability of the crowd, how they cheer and drive their home athletes ...
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Kazakhstan Invests in Sport and Promotes Solidarity
At 16:15 on day one of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam, the stunning opening ceremony took place in front ...
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-48 kg: Xinran Hui Earns Her First Grand Slam Gold
Three of the four top seeds of the category made their way dominantly to the semi-finals but even where ...
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Refereeing: Details, Discussion and Development
The main function of the referee meeting which happens on location ahead of every event on the World ...
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Kazakhstan Has Opened its Doors to the Judo World
The IJF World Judo Tour is laying this week’s roots in Astana in Kazakhstan for what promises to be ...
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Kazakhstan Becomes the World’s Judo Hub
With Dushanbe already packed away in our recent memory, the World Judo Tour moves across Central Asia ...
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