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Abu Dhabi, Day 2
Technical Analysis: A Two-Tiered Assembly

1992 Olympic champion and former French national team coach Cathy Fleury is one of the heavy hitters ...

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Day 1
A Real Treat

We will miss this. In a few days the World Judo Tour, 2021 edition, will end in Abu Dhabi and it will ...

Technical Analysis: Olympians Show Their Colours

IJF Head Sport Director Vladimir Barta has spent his life accumulating expertise on and around the tatami, ...

Abu Dhabi
The Unseen Moments

The warm-up room at any World Judo Tour event is a special place, protected from everything outside, ...

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
Last But Certainly Not Least

Abu Dhabi is preparing to host the last event of the World Judo Tour, in a season which has kept all ...

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The Last Course

The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam is like a beachside restaurant announcing the last course.

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021 - Promo Video

After a very exciting judo season, dont miss the last Grand Slam of the Year: Abu Dhabi 2021

IJF President Receives Tokyo Olympic Torch

While present in Lausanne, the IJF President, Mr Marius Vizer, was handed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch ...

Home of The Braves

On the third and last day of the Baku Grand Slam they were few, but all brave.

Technical Analysis
Baku Grand Slam, Day 3: It’s As if They’ve Always Been There

After the Olympic Games, in each cycle, there is a shuffling of positions and a new assessment of what ...

Athlete Stories
Revenge is a Big Word

A quarter-final against one of the host team judoka saw a confident Shady dispatch his opponent in a ...

Baku Grand Slam: Day 2
Wanted: New Sheriff

The second day of the Baku Grand Slam was like walking into a Wild West tavern, full of crooks, in the ...