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Tokyo GS 2024
-66 kg: Takeshi Takeoka Takes the Gold Medal

Despite them not being exactly the same judoka as the previous category, a few name changes put the same ...

Tokyo GS 2024
-52 kg: Gold Number Three Goes to Omori

Like the -48 kg category, the four Japanese judoka were on the bill for the semi-finals: Kisumi Omori, ...

Tokyo GS 2024
-60 kg: Nakamura More Active than Anyone Else in the Category

The first men's category of the day featured Japanese judoka as Taiki Nakamura, junior world champion ...

Tokyo GS 2024
-48 kg: First Double of the Day

It was to be expected, the Japanese judoka would be very difficult to manipulate in front of their home ...

Tokyo GS 2024
Tokyo Grand Slam 2024 to Conclude an Extraordinary Judo Season in Style

What a season that was! 2024 has been exciting and has offered us extraordinary moments of judo.

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (50): Ryoko Tani (JPN)

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

IJF Academy
The IJF Academy Visits the Kodokan for the Third Time

A week ago, the IJF Academy was in China for the first time in its history.

IJF STATEMENT - Yasuhiro Yamashita - 25/09/2024

The International Judo Federation (IJF) strongly refute the false and misleading article published by ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (45): Takehide Nakatani (JPN)

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

Antalya GS 2024
The Abes’ Legend Status is Written in Golden Letters

The first day of competition at the Antalya Grand Slam 2024 has just ended with the indisputable victories ...

What a Year that Was!

After the second day of the Tokyo Grand Slam, the curtain fell on twelve months of competition on the ...

Tokyo GS
+100kg: Bashaev Activates Beast Mode

With 6 of the world’s top 10 athletes in the +100kg category present at the Tokyo Grand Slam 2023, ...