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OTP WJC 2025
Day 7 - Preliminaries, +100 kg

The last category of the whole championship was the men’s +100 kg category, a highly anticipated title ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 7 - Preliminaries, +78 kg

By day 7 of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary, the trend had been squarely set from day 1 ...

Coach Stories
Antonio Ciano - "The Secret is the Shared Understanding"

In Italy, June 2025 will be remembered for that week Scutto and Bellandi became world champions.

OTP WJC 2025
Bellandi and Kanikovskiy Close Out Day 6

It has taken until the 6th day of individual competition for one of the 2024 Olympic or world champions ...

OTP WJC 2025
-100 kg: King Kanikovskiy Claims the Crown

Matvey Kanikovskiy (IJF) was in a different league from any of the others during the preliminary rounds. ...

OTP WJC 2025
-78 kg: Bellandi is the Only One!

An all-European final pitted 22-year-old Anna Monta Olek, never before present in a world championship ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 6 - Preliminaries, -78 kg

Patricia Sampaio (POR) was at the top of the roster but there were no foregone conclusions in the -78 ...

OTP WJC 2025
Day 6 - Preliminaries, -100 kg

On day 6 of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary, one of the biggest names of the event was ...

Athlete Stories
Shirlen Nascimento: Living in the Moment

Back in October 2024, Shirlen Nascimento arrived on the podium of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, a newcomer ...

OTP WJC 2025
-70 kg: Tanaka Reaches Her Goal

The - 70 kg final at the OTP World Judo Championships Hungary was a real clash of styles, despite both ...

OTP WJC 2025
-90 kg: Murao Breaks the Glass Ceiling

In an all-Japanese final, the -90 kg category crown would either go to the 2024 Olympic silver medallist ...

OTP WJC 2025
Japan Confirms Top Position

With the fifth day of competition at the OTP Bank World Judo Championships Hungary, the second half of ...