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Abu Dhabi GS
+78kg: Nunes Is Getting Stronger and Stronger

Having reached the podium on the World Judo Tour several times this year, Xin Su (CHN) had hopes of collecting ...

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-78kg: Bellandi Remains World Number 1

Some categories set the tone from the draw. We know that we will be treated to a great spectacle with ...

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-90kg: The Comeback of Majdov

The number one seed, Christian Parlati (ITA) did not imagine such a difficult opener.

Abu Dhabi GS
Victor Scvortov: Coaching for the Host Nation

Victor Scvortov is a coach with a clear remit: to build a strong team of judoka, to be part of developing ...

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Abu Dhabi's Vision for Success

The second day of competition at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam ended in style with the titles flying away ...

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-81kg: Karapetyan Wins His first Grand Slam Gold

Since the start of the competition we have discovered a Canadian team in very good shape, especially ...

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Technical Analysis, Day 2: Returning to Form

Jose Manuel Cortes (ESP) is now an IJF Referee Supervisor, having completed an exemplary refereeing career, ...

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-70kg: Taimazova Takes Gold in Abu Dhabi

Michaela Polleres had the pressure of starting her day as the top seed.

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-73kg: Ahadov Holds His Line

The number one seed of the day, Uzbekistan’s Nomanov, came in from his position at 11th on the World ...

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-63kg: The Consistency of Beauchemin-Pinard

The big favourite in the category, Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard, had every intention of imitating her ...

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Always Higher

Naser Al Tamimi is the Secretary General of the UAE Judo Federation and is also the treasurer of the ...

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The Face of Celebration

Celebration looks different for everyone. For some it’s a simple happy end to a good day of judo.