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Qingdao GP 2025
-73 kg: Tanaka’s Technique Takes the Title

The first men’s category of the day was entered by a strong field experienced athletes, punctuated ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-63 kg: Deketer Holds Court

This category was fast, entertaining and highly skilled from the very first ‘hajime’ of the preliminary ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Qingdao Grand Prix Preliminaries, Day 2

At the beginning of the second day of competition at the Conson Stadium, Japan were in pole position ...

Athlete Stories
Mary Dee Vargas Ley: "The Only One Who Loses is the One Who Gives Up"

Including grand slams, grand prix, Masters and world championships, Chile’s Mary Dee Vargas Ley, -48 ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Middleweight Showdowns Set to Ignite Qingdao

The middleweight categories are set to take centre stage in China on day 2 of the Qingdao Grand Prix ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Returning to China is a Great Success

Returning to China after 6 years away is already a great experience for the athletes, guests and organisers ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-57 kg: Momo Tamaoki Sticks to Her Plan

In this last category of day one, Jia Zhou (CHN) arrived at her first World Judo Tour gold medal contest, ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-66 kg: Yondonperenlei Takes the Win

The second of the two men’s categories being contended on this first day delivered big performances ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-52 kg: Unstoppable Takeuchi Throws for Gold

The second women’s weigh category of the day seemed to belong to Japan’s Rin Takeuchi from her first ...

Qingdao GP 2025
Qingdao Grand Prix Preliminaries, day 1

Small numbers but intense contests were the order of the day in Qingdao as the lightweights opened the ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-60 kg: Hayato Kondo’s First World Judo Tour Gold

The first men’s category of the tournament was fast and eye-catching from the outset offering spectators ...

Qingdao GP 2025
-48 kg: Zhuang Launches an Impressive Chinese Campaign

Then Conson Stadium was in for a treat on the first day of the Qingdao Grand Prix.