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Grand Slam Paris 2023
-90kg: Welcome Back Van T End

Bekauri arrived with the gold back patch reserved for Olympic champions.

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-100kg: Korrel Takes a Second Gold for the Netherlands

Turoboyev (UZB) and Krpalek (CZE) must have been among the ones to watch for most people tuning in to ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
A Tribute to Cyrille Maret

For long minutes before the start of the final block of the second day of competition in Paris, the public ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
See You Soon Luc!

Luc Wuyts works for the Belga News Agency and for a daily newspaper in Belgium.

Grand Slam Paris 2023
Technical Analysis, Day 1: Consistency of Intention

IJF Referee Supervisor Carlo Knoester and IJF Head Referee Director Florin Daniel Lascau have had to ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-63kg: Hard Working Sharir Is Rewarded

The -63kg women was another category where it was not good to be seeded number one, since Lucy Renshall ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-57kg: Priscilla Levels Up

The quarter-final between world champions Jessica Klimkait (CAN) and Daria Bilodid (UKR) was a contest ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-52kg: An Olympic Champion’s Masterclass

From her first fight of the day, French favourite, Olympic silver medallist Amandine Buchard, fought ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-48kg: France Wins But It's Not Who You Think

We begin with Shirine Boukli, the home favourite. She won bronze at last year’s domestic extravaganza ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-73kg: Gold and Silver for the One and Two

The first and most noticeable thing to write is that the seeding for the top 3 in the category was respected ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-66kg: Underdogs Upset the Status Quo

An Baul (KOR) is pretty close to being a sure thing, right? Not here, not today! Battogtokh (MGL) scored ...

Grand Slam Paris 2023
-60kg: Aghayev Upsets the Favourites

The category started with a bang, with the defeat of the world number one and top seed of the competition, ...