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Junior Worlds
Champions Under Construction

For five days, the world of judo will vibrate to the rhythm of the Odivelas World Judo Championships ...

Junior Worlds
The Draw is Done and the Referees are Ready

The draw for each event is always a touchpoint, a moment when the excitement escalates and the delegations ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (22): Clarisse Agbegnenou (FRA)

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

Baku Grand Slam
Mariana Vasileva: Finding a New Home

Mariana Vasileva is Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport but her background is neither ...

Athlete Stories
Aaron Fara (AUT)

Aaron Fara (AUT) is an athlete everyone in the world of judo looks forward to watching.

Baku Grand Slam 2023
A Display of Values and Great Sportsmanship

The first two days of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023 were of exceptional quality.

Baku Grand Slam 2023
+100kg: Tasoev Is the Strong Man of the Moment

It’s a competition of strong men, very strong, that we attended in the +100kg category.

Baku Grand Slam 2023
+78kg: Obrigado Beatriz Souza

A major surprise punctuated the +78kg category. It was the world number 2 Raz Hershko (ISR) who paid ...

Gender Equality
White Suits Girls Shone on the Baku Stage

During the break before the last final block of the Heydar Aliyev Baku Grand Slam 2023, the aisles of ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-100kg: Sulamanidze Confirms his World Ranking

Although he is already world number one, Ilia Sulamanidze (GEO) is only 22 years old and has his whole ...

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-78kg: Wagner Scores the Points

The day started with a bang with the early elimination of Inbar Lanir (ISR).

Baku Grand Slam 2023
-90kg: Igolnikov Dominates the Category

It is the indestructible Krisztian Toth (HUN) who opened the ball in the -90kg category, with victories ...